The report identifies several key drivers of biodiversity decline including habitat loss, species overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, climate change and diseases. Monitored populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on average since 1970, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022. Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have fared worst,… Continue reading 69% average decline in wildlife populations since 1970: WWF
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2.6 Million Acres of Grassland Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year
Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland – an area larger than Yellowstone National Park – were plowed up in 2019 to make room for row-crop production, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2021 Plowprint Report. The new findings represent an increase of 500,000 acres of grassland conversion over… Continue reading 2.6 Million Acres of Grassland Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year
“Conservation as usual” comes under fire from UN expert ahead of world conservation summit
UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment calls for “a transformative approach,” to conservation that puts human rights and indigenous peoples at the heart of conservation. As conservationists and global leaders prepare to meet in Marseille, France, for the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress from September 3-11, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights… Continue reading “Conservation as usual” comes under fire from UN expert ahead of world conservation summit
Human-wildlife Conflicts, one of the Greatest Threats to Iconic Species
Conflict between people and animals, from China’s famed wandering elephants raiding farms for food and water to wolves preying on cattle in Idaho, is one of the main threats to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most iconic species, warns a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the UN Environment Program (UNEP). Human-wildlife conflict… Continue reading Human-wildlife Conflicts, one of the Greatest Threats to Iconic Species
Love It or Lose It campaign calls on people to love nature so it doesn’t disappear
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a national brand marketing campaign across the U.S. declaring 2021 as a crucial year to show your love for nature. The year-long campaign, “Love It or Lose It,” debuting the week of Valentine’s Day, calls on everyone to show their love for nature, upon which all of humanity depends. Anchored… Continue reading Love It or Lose It campaign calls on people to love nature so it doesn’t disappear
WWF commissioned report acknowledges human rights abuses in WWF projects
WWF published ‘Embedding Human Rights into Nature Conservation: from Intent to Action’, a report from an Independent Panel it commissioned last year to review WWF’s role in relation to reported human rights abuses by some government rangers in the most complex and remote areas where it works. The Panel, chaired by former UN High Commissioner… Continue reading WWF commissioned report acknowledges human rights abuses in WWF projects
What makes it Difficult to Evaluate Projects Ex-post: Lessons from WWF
Jindra Cekan The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) generously shared lessons from two ex-posts and in particular what they felt should not have been done in terms of organizational learning. They originally wanted to see whether ”the work done is sustainable and so to provide lessons for the implementing office, donor offices and the wider WWF network about… Continue reading What makes it Difficult to Evaluate Projects Ex-post: Lessons from WWF
Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth as Protected Areas by 2030. The revelations in the leaked report demonstrate how dangerous this would be. The US government has halted more than $12 million of funding to WWF, the Wildlife… Continue reading Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
Human footprint eliminated 68 % of species in 50 years
Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020. Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have fared worst, with an average decline of 94%. Global freshwater species have also been disproportionately impacted, declining… Continue reading Human footprint eliminated 68 % of species in 50 years
Public Calls for Governments to Close Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Markets
A WWF public survey in South East Asian countries show that an overwhelming majority support closure of wildlife markets which are mostly illegal This World Health Day, as the world grapples with the worst public health emergency in recent memory, over 90 percent of respondents surveyed in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong support a government-led… Continue reading Public Calls for Governments to Close Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Markets