WASHINGTON, JUNE 10, 2021 – Today World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched “Forests Forward,” a new program that engages with companies and other stakeholders around the globe to deliver effective nature-based strategies for forests that help achieve their b…
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WWF’s Johan Bergenas on why he loves the ocean—and what we need to do to protect it
WWF’s senior vice president for ocean conservation, Johan Bergenas, tells us why he loves the ocean, and why we cannot afford to lose it.
Read moreMomentum Building Among Fortune 500 Around Climate Action, but Not at Scale Required
Sixty percent of Fortune 500 companies have set a climate or energy-related goal, yet they vary dramatically in terms of ambition and are not happening at the speed or scale needed to align with what the science requires, according to a new World Wildl…
Read moreNew Data Shows Rangelands Make Up Half the World’s Land Surface – and Present a Severely Underutilized Opportunity to Address the Climate and Biodiversity Crises
MAY 26, 2021, Washington, D.C. – For the first time, a new Atlas surveys global rangelands, finding that these ecosystems make up 54% of the world’s terrestrial surface. Despite their key role in storing carbon, maintaining biodiversity, and supporting…
Read moreWWF’s Grace Lee on onggi, resilience, and the abundance of nature
At WWF, I work to motivate people to protect the natural world—the wildlife, wild places, and communities that make our planet. Just as my dad, who immigrated from Korea, saw the abundance of opportunity in this country, I see endless possibilities in how we can address Earth’s most pressing conservation issues.
Read moreHow solar power is helping a community and jaguars
A solar powered fence reduces jaguar attacks and brings electricity to a ranch for the very first time.
Read moreForests the Size of France Have Regrown in the Last 20 Years, New Research Shows
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…
Read moreOnly 17% of Free-flowing Rivers are Protected
New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability, finds that only 17% of rivers globally
are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems – and the species…
WWF Statement on Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, and Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act to combat illegal, unregulate…
Read moreNepal’s rhino population increases by 16%—a sign of hope for the species
Nepal’s rhino population has increased by 16%, according to the results of the National Rhino Count 2021—a promising sign for the greater one-horned rhino population in the country.
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