WWF charity officials are voicing their concerns as the political deadlock in Madagascar threatens the unique animals found on the island. More than 600 new species have been discovered there since 1999, but many of these animals are now under threat, mostly due to the deforestation of their habitat.

Madagascar’s rain forests are home to a great deal of precious rosewood and other timber, which were torn down during the 2009 political coup. During this time of political upheaval, there was also reports of a huge increase in the illegal hunting of lemurs, with the poaching of other threatened animals also rampant.

WWF’s Madagascar-based regional director, Richard Hughes, said -

We as a species, the human race, we don’t understand the complexities of the natural world around us. We people are the one species with the most power to destroy or protect what’s there.

WWF are calling on the international donors who have cut all but humanitarian aid to Madagascar, to resume support for the many environmental projects that are taking place. With new species being constantly discovered on the island, the wildlife deserves the help of humans to perceiver during the political de stability.

Funds do not need to passed through government officials but directly to private development groups who can ensure the money is used in the proper way. Though WWF have continued to work with government officials to try and expand protected areas, this is becoming more and more difficult as the Madagascan economy  deteriorates. If something is not put into place soon, new undiscovered species of animals and plants will remain that way, will little or no chance of survival against the humans that continue to destroy their habitats for personal gain.

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• Hainault Forest, east London
• East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, Bovey Valley, Devon
• Whitehill Woods, east Durham
• Plas Power & Nant Mill Woods, Wrexham, Wales
• Eliburn Woods, Livingston, Scotland
• Ledmore & Migdale Woods, Sutherland

with a whole host of activities to take part in on the day, it will me an amazing afternoon for all the family.

Simply click on the link below to find out all the information on your local Big Forest Picnic, from parking to toilet facilities. Plus if you fancy being adventurous, why not organise your own local forest shindig for your friends and family. With the weather like it is at the moment in the UK, it’s sure to be a hit for both young and old, just remember to take plenty of scotch eggs, and water!

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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The three day festival will feature 13 hours of music each day, alongside films, dance, art and design. Their will also be a free drop in centre at the Queen Elizebeth Hall between 12-8pm each day where visitors can help take part in the creation of the artwork and pledge their support in aid of WWF’s continued work around the globe. If you are planning to attend the festive, why not pop in and get involved in making history with Wayne and the rest of the crew, and make this exciting event even more special.

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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Simply click on the link at the bottom of this post to take part in this amazing competition, with prizes that include -

• A once-in-a-lifetime trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
• Signed limited edition ‘Astonish Me’ posters
• WWF memberships
• Odeon cinema tickets
• Plus many, more….

The closing date for the competition is Sunday 21st August 2011, with the first place prize for two adults and two children aged 15 and under. Another 103 prizes will be awarded via a random draw, so there’s as much chance of you winning as the next man! So don’t hesitate, click on the link below and enter today for your chance to be astonished!

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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WWF charity officials are stunned to discover over 1000 new species of animal isince their work began on the island of New Guinea in 1998. The findings, at a rate of 2 new species a week, include fanged frogs, blind snake and river sharks. Not sure I’d want to meet any of these animals to be fair!

These are just 3 of the 1,000 exciting new species recently found in the area of New Guinea, which is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea to the east. This exquisite area of land has one of the world’s most stunning ecosystems, with the third biggest rainforest on the planet. The amazing thing about this is that although it only covers only 0.5% of the Earth’s landmass, it houses up to 8% of the world’s animal species!

The 1,060 species discovered over the last 10 years could only be the beginning of the treasures to be revealed, and only scratch the surface of the area’s amazing ecosystem. With many more species still out their waiting to be discovered, watch this space for more details of these amazing discoveries.

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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Marks and Spencer has launched it’s new ecological campaign in association with WWF UK, Forever Fish, with hopes over the next 3 years to raise over £1 million. The money raised will be used to help to protect not just fish, but also seas and coastlines across the globe. Their priorities, alongside those of WWF, include -

• Safeguarding UK seas
• Securing a future for tuna
• Protecting marine diversity off east Africa and in the Coral Triangle

From Wednesday 22nd June 2011, M&S will be donating profits from its 5p carrier bags. From this date onwards, all M&S bags will feature the WWF logo, with 40% off all profits going towards the world wildlife charity and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).

M&S and WWF have worked closely together on a number of projects over the last four years, to not only make improvements in agricultural practices, but also to the marine environment as a whole. The Forever Fish campaign not only help raise a huge amount of money, but also provide funds for the National Schools Partnership to create an education programme for 3,000 primary schools to teach the future generations about fish and marine life.

Head of Business and Industry Relations at WWF, Dax Lovegrove, said -

WWF is continually working to address the over-use of natural resources by championing best practice in the sourcing of goods and driving sustainable retailing. Our partnership with M&S makes a significant contribution to these endeavours. The company shows strong leadership on sourcing various resources including fish, which is important for the protection of fish stocks and their investment will be vital in helping us to address threats to endangered marine species.

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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All you need to do is ‘like’ the HostelBookers.com Facebook page, you then get a choice of 3 charities where you would like the money to be sent. You can choose from -

• British Red Cross
• Oxfam
• WWF UK

35,564 people already ‘like’ this page (plus one more because I’ve just voted myself!) so why not get involved and add your voice to where you think the money should go. Almost the whole world is on Facebook these days, and it only takes about 30 seconds to vote. The charity that receives the most amount of support will be on the end of a £10,000 cheque, so if you fancy quickly ‘like’-ing something and helping make a difference, simply click on the link below and we’ll guide you to the page.

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In the last 60 years orang-utan numbers have halved, and they are now only confined to the rapidly diminishing forests of just two islands, Sumatra and Borneo. Orang-utans once populated areas all the way from southern China to the island of Java, but with almost 50% of packaged supermarket goods now containing palm oil, the world’s demand is now seeing a great deal of illegal logging, even in protected areas.

Simply click on the link below to find out how you can purchase tickets, or even help sell them. There’s even a special ‘super sellers’ draw which will net the winner an extra £500!

Closing date is Monday 27th June 2011 for ticket purchasing, with the draw due on Monday 11th July 2011. So why not help the Orang-utan’s fight for survival and give yourself a chance to win £5000, it’s all for a good cause and will help WWF tackle one of the biggest environmental challenges on the planet.

> > Click here to purchase Spring raffle tickets

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Orang-utan scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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The WWF is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this month with the launch of ‘The Panda Made Me Do It’ campaign, and as part of the celebration, the WWF is going to send some hugely collectable WWF goodies to first person who sends them a photo of themselves next to one of the giant panda posters that are being used to advertise the campaign.

For as little as £3.00 a month you could help protect an animal or even a whole species and their habitat, by adopting an animal. The WWF lets you choose from as many as ten different animals, which once you choose to adopt an animal, makes the perfect charity gift, since the animal adoption also comes with a gift pack and cuddly toy. So start today and adopt an animal through the WWF.

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Adopt a Tiger with WWF UK

The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt a Tiger scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

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Head of Energy Policy at WWF-UK, Nick Molho, said -

At a time of fiscal austerity and rising energy bills, it seems crazy to be introducing a policy that gives huge windfall profits to the existing nuclear generators – especially when this sector has been bailed out by the taxpayer on several occasions in the past. The Government should find ways to prevent these windfall profits, and use the revenue to help householders reduce their energy needs.

By providing funds for emerging renewable technologies through the Green Investment Bank, a windfall tax is the perfect solution to help consumers reduce their overall energy consumption. The carbon floor price will operate as a tax on coal and gas power companies, who are dominant in the power generation provided to the UK. As nuclear power stations do not burn fossil fuels, under the current regime they will not have to account for the carbon floor tax, but will in turn benefit from higher electricity prices, increasing their profits.

Chief Scientific Adviser and Policy Director for Greenpeace UK, Dr Douglas Parr, said -

This is yet another taxpayer handout to a failing nuclear industry. The economics of nuclear power have never added up and it has been continually propped up with money from hard-working families. The continued kowtowing of the Government to the nuclear industry beggars belief. Government policy should be backing the building of globally competitive industries based on clean, cutting-edge forms of energy and green growth, not an outdated industry that has never been able to stand on its own two feet.

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The WWF is a non profit organisation who can only sustain their tireless work in saving the planet and its inhabitants through donations. You can help raise funds through the WWF Adopt an Animal scheme.

From as little as £3 a month you receive a certificate, a print of your animal, a greetings card, and a soft toy that would make a fantastic charity gift for a loved one.

> > Click here to Adopt an Animal with WWF UK

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