Gland – Following the serious crimes recently uncovered during a raid on Thailand’s Tiger Temple, WWF is using Global Tiger Day today to call on governments across Asia to investigate all tiger breedi...
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee today expressed concern over three sites facing severe pressures from harmful industrial activities, but failed to take bold action to protect them.At the meeting, ...
Key decisions made today at a UN session representing 192 countries are set to impact the future of some of our planet’s most important natural World Heritage sites.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee...
Attività economiche insostenibili minacciano l'integrità della foresta amazzonica, il grande polmone verde del Pianeta (6,7 milioni di km.2 di foresta) dove vive il 10% delle specie viventi. Il rappor...
World Heritage sites and critical nature reserves in #russia will face new and expansive threats following a vote on Friday to reduce environmental protections across the country. The Russian parliame...
Gland, Switzerland - New #wwf research published today indicates that only a handful of leading consumer goods companies and retailers have taken meaningful action to source sustainably produced soft ...
A World Heritage Committee draft decision released today by UNESCO signalled a possible “in danger” listing for Europe’s last primeval forest with the UN body expressing “utmost concern” for the site...
The Amazon is under pressure from unsustainable economic activities and is undergoing unprecedented change, according to WWF’s Living Amazon Report 2016 released today. The report highlights the regio...
The majority of international companies using most cotton globally are failing to deliver on cotton #sustainability according to new independent research published today by Pesticide Action Network (P...
Zambian climate leader and youth empowerment advocate Brighton Kaoma has won this year’s #wwf International President’s Award for his efforts to educate, and give a voice to, youth about the environme...
One of Africa’s oldest reserves could see its elephant population decimated by 2022 if urgent measures are not taken to stem industrial-scale poaching, according to a new analysis by #wwf. Selous Game...
Spain must end the overuse of underground water that is deteriorating the natural habitats of Doñana National Park, the European Commission has warned this week.Spain has two months to improve the cri...
While Africa struggles to stem record-breaking rhino poaching, Nepal today marked two years since its last rhino was poached on May 2nd2014 – as well as its 4th year of zero poaching of rhinos since ...
NEW DELHI, India -- The number of wild tigers has been revised to 3,890, based on the best available data, said #wwf and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) ahead of a major tiger conservation meeting tomorr...
Press release available only in original language. Nearly half of all natural World Heritage sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities, according to a new #wwf report. These sites pro...
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