GLAND, Switzerland (17 January 2026) : WWF welcomes the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty as a beacon of hope for the ...

Global temperatures are nearing the 1.5°C threshold, with global warming records quickly falling. But solutions are also gaining momentum at unprecedented speed. The task ahead is clear: cut emissions ...

The Global Risks Report 2026 counts extreme weather events and pollution among the greatest perceived short-term threats, while five environmental concerns dominate the top 10 long-term risks, ...

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 ...

Today, WWF France, in partnership with the French multinational AXA insurance, launched a new report, Into the Wild: integrating nature into investment strategies. Jointly presenting the report to ...

Today, plastic represents 95 per cent of the waste floating in the Mediterranean and lying on its beaches. Rome, Italy – The Mediterranean Sea is turning into a dangerous plastic trap, with record ...

Just weeks after a WWF report identified at least 52 new species of animals and plants over the past year on Borneo, scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the island, as well as ...

The saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, has been photographed in Vietnam for the first time in the 21st century. The enigmatic species was caught on film in September ...

Nina Gualinga, an indigenous woman leader of the Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon, is the recipient of this year’s WWF International President’s Youth award. Cartagena, 8 May 2018 ...

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 ...

What does it take to save the world's largest parrot from extinction? Dedication, ingenuity - and love. A hot June day in the Pantanal, Brazil. It's the dry season. Although this is the world’s ...