GLAND, Switzerland (15 July 2025): The Office of the Ombudsperson, created as part of WWF’s broader commitment to accountability, has reached a key milestone and is now open to receiving complaints ...

An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...

Freshwater habitats are incredibly diverse, with more than 400 large-scale ecoregions and thousands of rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Freshwaters are also hotspots for biodiversity. They are home to at ...

Borneo, the world's third largest island, accounts for just 1% of the world's land yet holds approximately 6% of global biodiversity in its rich, tropical forests. Its species range from the distinct ...

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 ...

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 ...

One Planet CitiesBy 2050, urban populations may double to 6.7 billion from today’s 3.5 billion. Cities generate over 80% of global GDP and are responsible for more than 70 percent of global CO2 ...

Every individual, office and programme of WWF bears fundamental responsibility for honoring our values, our policies and safeguards, and abiding by the governance and internal processes we’ve built to ...

Why companies striving for a credible climate change strategy need to follow a robust mitigation hierarchy – focused on real and Paris-aligned reductions first – and invest for climate and nature ...

Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs. But they do branch out, with about 1% of their diet comprising other plants and even meat ...

A fully grown panda is far too formidable a foe for most predators, but some animals can prey on cubs. Potential predators include jackals, snow leopards and yellow-throated martens, all of which are ...

The greater one-horned rhino is a conservation success, with numbers increasing significantly since 1975. Back then there were only 600 rhinos left in the wild. After decades of successful efforts, ...