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WWF calls for "drastic rethinking" in the nature

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Berlin (dpa) - After the dramatic results of the WWF report, the State of the World Environment Foundation and Population Policy both called for increased environmental protection: "We need a dramatic rethinking of environmental policy but also in the everyday actions of every individual".

The WWF conservation director Christoph Heinrich said on Wednesday. "Everyone can do something for conservation, without loss of enjoyment of life." It was important that industry, buildings and vehicles more energy efficient were designed. Furthermore, the energy production in the years to be converted to renewable energy.

The "Living Planet Report 2008" the conservation organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) describes the exploitation of the earth. was compared with the previous study in 2006, the situation worsened again dramatically, it says. If the consumption of natural resources continues to rise as before, will be according to the experts already in 2035 constructed two planets are needed to meet global needs for food, energy and space. The report of 2006, it still calculates a period up to 2050.
Even private households can, according to Henry much to protect the earth to do - such as energy saving lamps, well-insulated houses, hybrid cars and less air travel. "There is no freeze, we will continue to have high living standards," said the expert. "But we must all use natural resources more wisely."

addition, each house with modern heating and ventilation systems are equipped to reduce energy consumption, "Henry said. could target would be so-called passive-energy houses without gas, oil or wood heating get along and even in the winter resort to solar energy. is "In Germany, there already thousands of these houses, but we want that are built from 2020 all new buildings on this principle. "

is also important that thoughtful action on sustainability of the factories. She must soon make do with less energy and reduce their waste, "said WWF expert. Germany in international rankings although there quite well, but countries like Japan are more in this area yet.

WWF - Report in German

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