Author: Audrey Payne

Up to half of plant and animal species in the world’s most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change if carbon emissions continue to rise unchecked. Ev…

WWF is calling for member governments of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to agree to end the environmental harm and trade distortions caused by fisheries subsidies. Fisheries subsidies is one of the key issues up for negotiation during the 11th Mini…

In response to the announcement from the National Snow and Ice Data Center on the Arctic summer sea ice extent, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from David Aplin, interim managing director of the US Arctic team:
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 In response to today’s US Coast Guard release of the Bering Strait Port Access Route Study, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Elena Agarkova, senior program officer and shipping expert:
“The US Coast Guard …

In response to today’s release of the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from Elisabeth Kruger, Arctic program officer and polar bear expert:
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In response to the announcement from the National Snow and Ice Data Center on record low November Arctic sea ice[…]

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) agreed to establish a dedicated bycatch mitigation initiative to address the accidental entanglement of non-target[…]

WWF presented Susi Pudjiastuti, the Republic of Indonesia’s Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, its prestigious Leaders for a Living[…]

With ever-growing pressures risking the long term health of our oceans, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is teaming up with Conservation[…]

In response to Russia’s announcement that the government has placed a temporary moratorium on issuing new leases for drilling on[…]