Nearly 59 million hectares of forests—an area larger than mainland France— have regrown since 2000, according to a new analysis published today by Trillion Trees, a joint venture between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), BirdLife International and the Wildlif…
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Rosebud Sioux Tribe Welcome First Bison Home to Wolakota Buffalo Range
Today, Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise (TLE) proudly announce the inaugural transfer and release of 100 plains bison (buffalo) from the National Park Servi…
Read moreNew Report from WWF Says Addressing Abandoned Fishing Gear Must be Central in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Abandoned fishing gear is the deadliest form of plastic debris for marine life and has already driven the vaquita porpoise and other marine mammals to the brink of extinction, yet even as this crisis continues to intensify, little attention is being pa…
Read moreWorld Wildlife Fund Joins the Walmart Foundation, Cargill, McDonald’s to Launch Million-Acre Grazing Initiative to Help Restore Grasslands, Address Climate Change
Cross-industry collaboration is crucial to meeting the global demand for protein while also addressing the urgency of climate change and nature loss. Responding to this challenge, today the Walmart Foundation, Cargill and McDonald’s are investing over …
Read moreWWF Statement on the US House Introduction of the School Food Recovery Act
In response to the introduction of H.R. 5607 the School Food Recovery Act, which will amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support food waste reduction programs in schools, World Wildlife …
Read moreWWF Statement on the 2020 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard
In response to the launch of the 2020 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard, World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement from Jason Clay, SVP Markets:“In the past decade, we’ve seen companies wake up to the destructive impacts of palm oil production. The bi…
Read moreResearch Finds Responsible Forest Management in the Peruvian Amazon Can Help Preserve Wildlife
Low-impact logging practices in commercial tropical forests can contribute to wildlife protection and complement protected areas to provide habitat for many species in the Amazon, according to new research published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Con…
Read moreWWF Launches Activation Hub to Help Prevent 10 Million Metric Tons of Global Plastic Waste
The global plastic pollution crisis is threatening the natural environment on which we depend – impacting oceans, communities, wildlife, and people at an unprecedented rate. While many companies and organizations are committing to curb plastic po…
Read moreWWF Statement On Bridgestone’s Global Sustainable Procurement Policy
In response to Bridgestone’s announcement of its new Global Sustainable Procurement Policy, with commitments to a sustainable supply chain for natural rubber, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Kerry Cesareo, vice presi…
Read moreWorld Wildlife Fund Convenes Organizations to Enable a Global Market for Sustainable Materials Management
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced the Cascading Materials Vision, a platform that seeks to enable a global system of efficient materials management, creating markets that better the re-use of materials to reduce waste. Grounded in a framework o…
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