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A student run competition gave entrants 120 hours to create a design for a residential space in a dense urban setting.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has patched things up with Planned Parenthood, but the real controversy remains.

A DIY electric bike/quadricycle doubles as a temporary home for one San Francisco surfer.

A partnership between Brazilian designer Marcelo Rosenbaum and a community of artisans creates a set of beautiful, biodegradable products.

The future of recycling never looked so bright.

Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores

Paulo Adario, who heads up our Amazon campaign, may not be your archetypal hero (we’ve never seen him don tights), but we’re proud to announce that he has just been awarded the honour of “Forest Hero” by the UN.  He’s not one to tout his own accomplishments, so we’re going to tell you more about Paulo’s work, as he receives his award today at the United Nations ceremony for the Year of the Forests in New York.Paulo Adario’s career of...

In Naivasha, Kenya, one flower company’s commitment to “conservation through trade” demonstrates how to marry business and environmental interests. Dashing through the supermarket on the way to a dinner party, you grab a bottle of wine and a bunch of roses for the hostess. In that moment, the image of white rhinos grazing in central Kenya probably does not cross your mind. What’s the connection? The flowers. Kenya is one of the world’s leading flower exporters. The shores of Lake...

Wellington, New Zealand - Our Far South, a voyage to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic Islands, will set sail tomorrow (Fri 10 Feb) to highlight the global importance of this last great unspoiled wilderness and the urgent need to protect it from growing human-made threats. WWF-New Zealand’s marine advocate Bob Zuur will be joining scientists and other Antarctic experts for the month-long voyage organised by philanthropist Gareth Morgan, seeking to raise awareness of the area and inspire people to speak out to...

2011 saw six of the world’s biggest clothing brands commit to the elimination of hazardous chemicals and begin to Detox - all thanks to the power of the people. Pressure is now mounting on those who have yet to commit; they must stop making excuses and start acting for change. To help, I’ve put together an easy-to-follow programme to help these companies cut their toxic addiction - and begin their journey to clean production.Dear polluting clothing brands, It looks like 2012...

The tussle for the top of our Cool IT Leaderboard has taken its latest twist, with Google grabbing the top spot ahead of 20 other tech companies, including Cisco and Ericsson. Pitching global IT companies against each other to find who comes out top in the fight to stop climate change, the 5th edition of the Leaderboard compares the firms on their IT Climate Solutions, IT Energy Impact and Political Advocacy.Google is way ahead on climate solutions and energy impacts, thanks...

WASHINGTON, DC:   American companies and consumers are inadvertently contributing to Indonesian rain forest and tiger habitat destruction by buying toilet paper and other tissue products made with fiber from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), according to a World Wildlife Fund report released today. Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets, and the Destruction of Indonesia’s Last Tiger Habitats finds that APP, the fifth-largest tissue producer in the world, is rapidly expanding into the U.S. market with paper linked to rain...

(This post is by Christine McCann)Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.State of Nuclear Politics in Japan Japan will reportedly join the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), an international pact designed to establish uniform standards for compensation in the event of a nuclear disaster. The convention grants “exclusive jurisdiction” to the country where a disaster occurs, saving it from potentially exorbitant overseas litigation, and decrees that...

Jakarta, Indonesia - Vulnerable Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) have been discovered for the first time in West Kalimantan, a part of Indonesian Borneo that best known for its dense tropical forests and rich wildlife.  WWF-Indonesia and the Regional Office for Marine, Coastal & Resources Management Pontianak  (BPSPL) found the rare dolphins while conduicting a study in the narrow straits and coastal waters of the Kubu Raya and Kayong Utara regencies in the western part of Borneo. “The presence of Irrawaddy...

New Delhi, India - As it nears the end of its journey inside the northern Indian State of Uttarakhand, the Kosi River flows down the Himalayan foothills that separate the Corbett Tiger Reserve from the Ramnagar Forest Division to its east. The rustic forests that blanket this area are an important tiger habitat and form part of a crucial natural link – known as a corridor – that allows the endangered big cats and other important species to thrive. A...

(This post is by Christine McCann)Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.State of Nuclear Politics in JapanPrime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said that his country’s dependence on nuclear power should be reduced to the “maximum extent.” Noda made the remarks during a policy address to the Diet last week. Japan has approved a bill to create a new government entity, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA), which will oversee...

With this year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development meeting – also known as “Rio+20” – fast approaching, Greenpeace senior political advisor Pat Lerner takes an in-depth look at the UNSG’s High Level Panel report on Global Sustainability "Resilient People, Resilient Planet:  A future worth choosing": It had been billed ahead of time as “a second Brundtland Report [1]”, designed to be visionary and describe a future 20 years from now, “a future worth choosing.” Its mandate was clearly recognized: “efforts to...

Tunis, Tunisia: A remote seasonal salt lake on the edge of the Sahara leads a list of 15 new Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance being declared in the country on World Wetlands Day, February 2. Chott Elguetar, a 7,400 ha site with an intermittent lake, is vital to the survival of the threatened Scimitar Oryx, Addax and Dama Gazelle. It also contains traces of human religious and industrial activity that have been dated back 40,000 years. WWF has...

Europe must seize the chance to stop its e-waste from triggering human rights abuses and environmental damage globally, said human rights and environmental NGOs in an open letter sent to European Environment Ministers.

Delegates from more than 100 countries begin the third round of negotiations in Nairobi for a legally binding treaty on mercury.

The condition of Europe’s soil is under pressure with its deterioration costing the EU up to €38 billion a year, says a report unveiled in Berlin by green groups EEB and DNR.

According to the EEB, the European Commission’s recommendation on the definition of nanomaterial does not go far enough.

According to the EEB, the European Commission’s proposal for a new agricultural policy unveiled today is failing to justify why Europeans should continue to spend billions, while farmers are given few new incentives to change environmentally damaging practices.