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New global agreement recognises the importance of a healthy environment for future pandemics prevention ...
WWF report highlights dangers posed by mercury to people and nature across the Amazon river basin Alongside the all-too-visible deforestation, the Amazon is facing an invisible but increasing threat ...
Tropical regions face wildlife populations plummeting at a staggering rate Freshwater species populations have suffered an 83% fall The report’s Living Planet Index shows that there is no time to lose ...
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 ...
Global Wetlands Outlook paints alarming picture of decline in world’s most valuable ecosystems Wetlands, the most economically valuable and among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, are ...
17 March 2025 - Ahead of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) March Council meeting, WWF is urging governments to pause deep seabed mining due to its severe risks to marine ...
NEW YORK CITY, United States (14 February 2023) – WWF is urging countries to finalize a new global agreement for the two-thirds of the ocean that is largely unprotected and overexploited, as talks ...
- New WWF and Tesco report shows 1.2 billion tonnes of food is lost on farms, on top of the 931 million tonnes wasted at retail and consumption - Approximately 40% of all the food grown goes uneaten - ...
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.
These costs for plastic produced in 2040 will rise to US$7.1 trillion unless urgent action is taken The lifetime cost to society, the environment and the economy of plastic produced in 2019 alone has ...
WWF is calling for urgent action to reverse the trend by 2030 by ending the destruction of natural habitats and reforming our food system. He added: “In the midst of a global pandemic, it is now more ...
WWF is launching a new report today supported and co-written by Deloitte Switzerland that offers a first comprehensive insight into the impact of insurance companies´ underwriting business on climate ...