News & Reports

Icons of sustainability: climate change resistance as an art form
Bonn, Gender Just Climate Solutions opening ceremony, coordinated by WECF on behalf of the Women & Gender Constituency's
11.11.2017

English summary of WECF publication on pesticides in surface waters in Dutch province Drenthe
For our non Dutch readers we now publish an English summary of the publication about pesticide pollution in the surface waters of Drenthe
09.11.2017

Over 20 NGOs urge European Parliament to fully implement Monsanto lobby ban
One month after the European Parliament voted to ban pesticide manufacturer Monsanto from entering Parliament premises, 24 transparency and environment groups remind them to implement their decision as comprehensively and effectively as possible.
02.11.2017

#MindTheGap - follow our advocacy journey towards gender and climate justice at COP23
WECF's presence at UN's climate change conference in Bonn, Germany, November 2017.
27.10.2017

WECF board member took part in seminar on CEDAW General Recommendation
Utrecht University organised the seminar in the light of the new CEDAW General Recommendation on gender-related dimensions of disasters in a changing climate
17.10.2017

UNEP’s election results are in: Sascha is now regional representative
We are incredibly glad to inform you that our Executive Director Sascha Gabizon has been elected to be UNEP's regional representative for civil society in Europe. Thank you, we couldn't have made it without your incredible support and votes!
11.10.2017

Presenting the Water and Sanitation Safety Planning Compendium and Results at the 24th SuSanA meeting in Stockholm
On the 26th of August the SuSanA meeting took place in Stockholm, where Claudia Wendland presented on water and sanitation safety planning
09.10.2017

WECF welcomes European Parliament veto to flawed and unlawful EDC criteria
European Parliament rejected the flawed criteria proposed by the European Commission on the definition of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
04.10.2017

European Parliament Environment Committee blocks proposed EDC criteria in vote
The proposed criteria for new EDC regulation were blocked by the EU Parliament Committee
28.09.2017

EU and European governments spend 112 billion a year on fossil fuel subsidies
A new report by the Overseas Development Institute and Climate Action Network shows that the EU and European government continue to support the fossil fuel industry
28.09.2017