Conservation Highlights 2009

Take a look at some of our proudest achievements to protect biodiversity and reduce humanity’s footprint in 2009 - and a glance forward to some of what we hope to achieve in 2010.

Biodiversity

Vanoise National Park. French Alps in the Savoie, France / ©: CREDIT: (c) WWF-Canon / Michèle DÉPRAZ
Alpine grassland consists of a thick carpet of plants on the gentle slopes of the mountains. It is made up of several grass species and many flowers in season. These flowers are brightly coloured and strongly perfumed to attract many pollinating insects.
© CREDIT: (c) WWF-Canon / Michèle DÉPRAZ
WWF Priority Places and Species
WWF’s biodiversity meta-goal is to ensure the integrity of the most outstanding natural places on Earth. This includes the protection of biodiversity in high conservation priority areas, and restoring populations of those species with the highest ecological, economic and cultural value. Read about our successes...

Footprint

/ ©: WWF-Canon / Martin Harvey
Our ecological footprint – that is the impact of humanity on the earth – has increased two and half fold since 1961.
© WWF-Canon / Martin Harvey
Reducing our impact on the planet
WWF’s second meta-goal is to reduce humankind’s Ecological Footprint so that we live within the renewable resource limits of our planet.

WWF’s work on transforming markets focuses on the production of key commodities including palm oil, soy, tuna, timber, pulp and paper, farmed salmon and shrimp. Read about our successes...

Climate

/ ©: WWF / Manora Leneveu
Vondrozo children's choir
© WWF / Manora Leneveu
Climate change is the biggest threat to nature and humanity in the 21st century.
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions could result in disastrous consequences for people and nature. The global community will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009 to agree on a new global climate deal aimed at protecting the future of our planet. Read about our success so far.

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