Environmental conservation work in Austria


Latest news and publications


 
The protection of the Danube is a central concern for me. Together with WWF and its partners, I want to contribute to preserving this unique heritage for the benefit of people and nature and protecting it from future threats – Hubert von Goisern

07 May 2008
Rivers of sound - Audio interview with Hubert von Goisern
Last summer, Austrian musician Hubert von Goisem took to a barge to bring his music and environmental message to the people who live along the Danube. Now he is planning a similar concert tour along the Rhine. Andreas Beckman, from WWF’s Danube Carpathian programme, asked him why. » Read more

 
The  Mediterranean's tuna fleet needs to shed a third of its vessels to fish within the law, and even more to save bluefin stocks according to scientific advice - but 25 new boats are currently under construction

12 Mar 2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse. » Read more

 
Severely degraded mangroves due to rising sea levels and clearing for commercial shrimp and salt farms, Thailand. These factors have contributed greatly to the destruction of large tracts of coastal mangroves in the country.

05 Mar 2008
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action. 

The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems. » Read more

New or updated projects

Management of the Tisza River Floodplains

 

Wild River Landscapes of the Lech Valley - a LIFE Project



Contact

Andreas Wurzer
(Conservation Director)
WWF Austria,
Vienna

T: +43 1 488 17 255

Website

Offices

WWF Austria,
Alpine Programme,
Innsbruck

Brixner Straße 4/9 6020 Innsbruck Austria
Austria

T: +43 512 57 35 34
F: +43 512 57 35 34
 
WWF Austria,
Vienna

Ottakringer Strasse 114-116 1160 Vienna
Austria

T: +43 1 488 17 0
F: +43 1 488 17 44

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