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The Outcome Of The UN Climate Talks In Copenhagen - A WWF Point Of View

Dear WWF supporter,
On behalf of WWF-Australia and its supporters, I attended the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.
The talks started off with plenty of optimism. WWF had a great international team on the ground with a deep understanding of the issues. We analysed proposals quickly, lobbied for greater ambition and provided support to countries that lacked resources.
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What is palm oil?

In Southeast Asia alone the equivalent of 300 football fields are deforested every hour. During 1998 and 1999, loss of orangutans reached a rate of about 1,000 per year. 80% of Orangutan habitat has been altered or lost already and it's forecast that at the current rate of deforestation, Orang-utans could be extinct in the wild in as little as 10 years.
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WWF Loves Farmers Caring For the Reef
At WWF-Australia, our dream is to achieve a future where the Great Barrier Reef is resilient and thriving. Innovative farmers have already embraced reef-friendly changes need to be congratulated.
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Do you know the size of your footprint?
Measure your ecological footprint to see how the way you live impacting the planet and what you can do to reduce it.
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What we achieved in 2009

2009 has been one in which your support has enabled WWF to be part of some remarkable wins for the environment and on some of the most serious issues facing the planet.
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