50 conservation stories

These stories represent some of our big wins from the last 50 years.

Together they tell part of a greater ongoing story that we share with you – a story about the drive, the passion, and the need to preserve biodiversity and achieve sustainable development across the globe.

Morning mist over black Lake, Durmitor NP, Montenegro.

Posted on 29 March 2011 |

Help us save the t-shirt

Saving water: been there, done that, bought the t-shirt?

Giant panda in tree, Wolong Nature Reserve, China.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Working with China

There’s more to our work in China than protecting pandas

$Cooling towers letting out steam and smoke at a coal-fired power station near Pontefract in Yorkshire, UK.$

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Combating climate change

We’re changing the political climate – before the planet’s climate changes catastrophically

Fijian men celebrating the creation of a new Marine Protected Area, Vanua Levu, Fiji.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Community conservation

Looking after the natural resources we all depend on is in everybody’s interest

Logs at FSC certified Pallisco logging company, East province, Cameroon.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Using forests wisely

Thanks to WWF and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), you can buy a kitchen table with a clear ...

Tikina Wai villagers catching fish just outside the Marine Protected Area (MPA) area in Tikina Wai, Fiji. The MPAs are a WWF Project that started in the year 2000 together with mangrove protection. The catch is a spill over from MPA sites. The fisherman use a traditional form of fishing gear - spear and nets. Trevally and emperor fish make up the majority of the catch. Before the MPA's were set up the villagers didn't have enough fish so they had to buy meat from outside. Now, the villagers find more fish in the same area, within 2 hours they can catch eight baskets and don't have to buy other meat. The fish from the MPAs, sold to generate income, is enough to make a living and meet obligations to Vanua, Church and family.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Making fishing sustainable

We’re working to secure a future for marine species, the millions of people who depend on fishing – ...

Elephant tusks stored in secured ivory piles. Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Stopping poaching

For all their strength and cunning, animals like tigers, rhinos, elephants and gorillas are no ...

Misty sunset on the Amazonian forests, French Guiana.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Help us save the air we breathe

What could be more important than having air to breathe? We’re working to protect the Earth’s lungs ...

French angelfish (<i>Pomacanthus paru</i>) under Elkhorn coral (<i>Acropora palmata</i>) Cancun, Mexico.

Posted on 05 April 2011 |

Protecting tropical oceans

Beneath the surface of our oceans lies an incredible world which we’ve fought for decades to ...

Person holding palm tree fruit collected for the palm oil industry, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Posted on 11 April 2011 |

Sustainable Palm Oil

Everything from cosmetics to chocolate bars could soon be carrying the sustainable palm oil label

Celebrating 50 years.