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141. WWF - Farming: Soil erosion and degradation

for example, sees Brazil lose 55 million tons of topsoil every year. 1 This leads to reduced soil fertility and degraded land. Other major crops that cause soil erosion include coffee , cassava , cotton , corn , palm oil

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/impacts/soil_erosion/ - 45.4kb

142. WWF - Problems caused by current market actions

generations. Farming animals for meat and dairy Farm animals take up 70% of all agricultural land, and over 40% of the worldâ€™s grain harvest is fed to livestock. Farming animals for meat and dairy requires huge inputs of land

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/businesses/transforming_markets/problems/ - 46.3kb

143. WWF - Seafood ecolabels under the spotlight in new WWF report

including carbon footprint, animal welfare and social issues such as workerâ€™s rights are growing in public consciousness. WWF calls on the seafood ecolabelling community to develop internationally agreed criteria for these priority issues

http://wwf.panda.org/?186062/Seafood-ecolabels-under-the-spotlight-in-new-WWF-report - 58.4kb

144. WWF - Kouprey

studied and filmed the animal in the wild. Since that time, however, there have been few verified sightings of the animal. IUCN believes it likely that the kouprey is now extinct, with at best under 50 mature individuals

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/kouprey/ - 50.8kb

145. WWF - Protecting threatened malleefowl in Western Australia

protection and feral animal control programmes. 10) Develop a â€˜State Action Plan for Malleefowlâ€™ to assist community groups, agencies and scientists seeking opportunities for its implementation.

http://wwf.panda.org/?uProjectID=AU0073 - 43.0kb

146. WWF - Modest African footprint still approaching limits

signs of recovery in wild animal populations in East Africa to an increasing policy emphasis on the state of the environment as a key development issue. In Tanzania, for instance, the environment has been recognised as vital to the national

http://wwf.panda.org/?uNewsID=136521 - 48.0kb

147. WWF - The future of Fiji's live rock

as well as many other marine animals. This makes them very important as sources of revenue for local and international fishing fleets as well as for providing food security for thousands of coastal communities. The latest estimates suggest that the

http://wwf.panda.org/?10626 - 54.7kb

148. WWF - Maned Wolf

America is a magnificent animal with a pointed muzzle and very large erect ears. Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/wolf_maned/ - 50.2kb

149. WWF - India releases tiger numbers as experts convene

being done to protect these animals. Humans have selfishly encroached on wild animals land for far too long with complete disregard for the environment and all that lives there. Lets hope the momentum gained with the protection of these tigers

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/india/?199803/India-releases-tiger-numbers-as-experts-convene - 55.1kb

150. WWF - Global climate deal in reach with Cancun outcome

Just cut out Animal Agriculture and the planet will cool down really fast - methane from livestock is 72 times hotter over a 20 year peiod than Co2, and nitrous oxide from Animal waste is about 300 times more potent than all the

http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/mexico/?197831/Global-climate-deal-in-reach-with-Cancun-outcome - 57.7kb