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WWF names Manuel Pulgar-Vidal as new climate chief

Chair of COP20 Lima climate summit joins top conservation charity to spearhead work on implementing Paris Agreement

NEWS: Environmental activists speak to RTCC about their work with the Kremlin’s security forces to combat the illegal timber trade

NEWS: WWF conservation and science expert will advise UN secretary general in approach to Paris talks

NEWS: Exploitation, habitat degradation and climate change blamed as numbers of lions, snakes and monkeys plummet

NEWS: Despite recent falls in low carbon investment, potential for green businesses to flourish is growing across the world

NEWS: Developing countries set to benefit from new funds protecting biodiversity hotspots and monitoring climate change

Earth Hour is on Saturday at 8.30pm. Who is celebrating it the best?

Report says China could slash energy-related CO2 emissions 90% from business-as-usual with tough, but achievable new polices

Inadequate funding and local opposition means that Filipino communities are rebuilding homes destroyed by typhoon in vulnerable areas

Amid the rubble, communities are already learning how to build a country that is more resilient to climate change

Toy maker Lego aims for 100% renewable energy generation by 2016 through WWF scheme

Reaction from Greenpeace, WWF, Oxfam, the Climate Insitite and other NGOs to the end of the COP19 climate summit

First-of-its-kind guide from UN Global Compact calls on companies to align corporate sustainability initiatives and climate policy

Global food and consumer goods giant currently purchases around 3% of the world’s total production of palm oil

Scientists have predicted that forests will give way to agriculture – though eating more bugs could help to relieve the pressure

Fossil fuel companies need to diversify if they are to continue trading profitably, a report from the University of Oxford warns

Morning summary: WWF says ICAO has made virtually no progress over the last 16 years to agree a global deal for aviation emissions

Writing for RTCC, WWF’s Global Climate & Energy Initiative Samantha Smith says financial institutions need to cut their backing for coal, oil and gas

Drinks giant renews partnership with WWF with pledge to cut emissions and address natural resource challenges impacting fresh water

Shale gas development is in its early stages in the UK with 176 licences for onshore oil and gas exploration already issued.