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June 27,1997

  • Rio +5: Earth Summit II Backslides on 1992 Promises
    United Nations, New York: Presidents and Prime Ministers this week made sweeping political statements while their civil servants produced meaningless and empty statements of intent, said WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature on the closing day of the Earth Summit II.

    June 26,1997

  • WWF Predicts White House Bending to Fossil Fuel Industry Scare Tactics on Climate Change
    UNITED NATIONS, New York-- WWF* today expressed grave concerns about the Clinton administration's apparent shift from short- to long-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and are already threatening nature and wildlife around the world.

    June 25,1997

  • World Bank And WWF Join Forces To Conserve Earth's Forests United Nations
    In a positive new move for the conservation of the world's forest, the World Bank and WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature have announced a global alliance for forest conservation and sustainable use. Both organizations share concern for biodiversity, climate change, deforestation and forest degradation, and recognize the urgency of dealing with these problems.

    June 23,1997

  • Local Initiatives Deliver on Rio, Governments Must Do More
    NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS-- Praising local initiatives that implement the commitments made at the 1992 Rio Summit, WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature today expressed disappointment at the general failure of governments to take meaningful action towards delivering on promises made five years ago.