Read the latest comment from Chris Howe, WWF-New Zealand Director
NZ climate change pledge 'inadequate'
The New Zealand government, along with other industrialised countries, has joined the Copenhagen Accord.
But by simply submitting the same weak, conditional emissions reductions target that they announced last August, the government has missed another opportunity to show it is serious about preventing runaway climate change.
Walk for Hector's
Fifteen year old Christchurch school student Aescleah Hawkins is stepping forward to save endangered Hector's dolphins - raising much needed funds for WWF's Stop Their Extinction campaign.
Get behind her Walk for Hector's and you too can make a difference!
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News and information
Wave of community support for Christchurch girl's walk for Hector's dolphins
Fifteen year old Christchurch girl Aescleah (said: Ashley) Hawkins' decision to make a personal stand to protect New Zealand's endangered Hector's dolphins has created a wave of support throughout the Christchurch community.
Time for countries behind Copenhagen Accord to show they are serious
Sunday’s deadline for countries to lodge targets and details of emission reduction programs under the Copenhagen Accord, is the opportunity for nations that pushed the climate accord to show they are serious about it, WWF said yesterday.
Disappearing Greater Mekong tigers underscore global threats
Hua Hin, Thailand – Tiger numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade in the Greater Mekong, with the region’s five countries containing only 350 tigers, according to a new WWF report.
