Both Prof. Judi Wakhungu and Denise Koopmans took up their positions on the International Board on 1 January 2026. WWF International expresses its gratitude to retiring Trustees, Jack Clemons and ...

BEIJING (February 28, 2015) -- The worldwide population of wild giant pandas increased by 268 over the last decade according to a new survey conducted by the government of China. The increase in ...

Healthy nature is an ally that helps prevent climate breakdown and make us more resilient to a warming planet. The latest science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that ...

Biodiversity is most simply defined as the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat. Human livelihoods, and even industrial production, are also dependent on what are ...

More than 145 million tonnes of sugar (sucrose) is produced per year in about 120 countries; open pan (artisanal) sugar production in Asia probably adds more than ten million tonnes to this total.

Alarming new data by the Global Forest Watch shows record-breaking tropical forest loss in 2024. It's time to speed up action to safeguard our forests. The latest Global Forest Watch data tells a grim ...

WWF calls for COP30 to close the gap between words and action on the climate and nature crisis “Solutions exist in every economic sector; what is missing is the will to implement them. If we seize ...

Despite a glut of commitments in recent years, finance for conserving the world’s forests for people and nature remains woefully inadequate. An estimated US$460 billion a year will be needed to ...

The temptation to skip to steps lower in the hierarchy that are easier or cheaper will at best provide a temporary bandaid to these complex global challenges and at worst, cannibalize efforts for ...

WHERE DID THE IDEA OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMISSION COME FROM AND WHY? Whaling as an industry began around the 11th Century when the Basques started hunting and trading the products from the ...