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6 January, 1999
Toxics release in Southern Spain
Like the one which affected Coto Doņana, Rio Tinto's incident was preventable Credit: WWF-Canon Local controls and European Union laws failed once more when a dam broke in southern Spain and thousands of cubic metres of toxic acid were released into the Sea, said WWF today.

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From
the Director General

Cause and effect in the forest

by Claude Martin
As efforts to halt climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions are held up by the reluctance of industrial nations to take strong action, hopes that forests might be used to absorb the greenhouse gas have been dashed by research showing that climate change may turn forests into net producers of C02


17 December, 1998
Congo Attack Reinforces Fears Of Imminent Rhino Extinction

10 December, 1998
Brazil refuses foreign donations to the Environment

3 December, 1998
WWF Issues Warning to Governments as International Year of the Ocean Ends

26 November, 1998
First prefabricated house in the world built with certified wood is launched in Brazil