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 Items tagged: World Wildlife FundItems Found: 4AWS Drafts an International Standard for StewardshipMay 8, 2012 - 1:51 pm On April 26, the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) held a consultation session in Toronto to discuss the first draft of the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard. Water Canada spoke with Lisa Downes, AWS North America's regional initiative coordinator, to learn... Categories: Features Water FootprintsJanuary 11, 2010 - 8:08 am Safe, reliable freshwater—and healthy, productive freshwater ecosystems—are foundations for a strong economy and sustainable communities. But the collective impacts of producing more food and fuel and quenching the thirst of expanding cities and industry are taking their toll on the Earth’s rivers... Categories: Features Global Water Roundtable Created: StockholmAugust 21, 2009 - 7:54 am A new initiative launched during World Water Week in Stockholm will establish global standards for water stewardship, with the goal of addressing the global threat of water stress, the increasing pollution of rivers and a decline in freshwater wildlife species. In conjunction with the announcement... Categories: International, News WWF: Canadians Using Three Times Share of Global ResourcesOctober 29, 2008 - 12:34 pm Human demands on the world's resources have reached nearly a third more than planet can sustain, according to the latest edition of WWF's Living Planet Report. The report, released this week, suggests that the world is heading for an ecological credit crunch. In addition, the report found that global... Categories: International, National, News |
