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04 Mar 2023
WWF: Landmark High Seas Treaty agreed, ushering in new rules for two-thirds of the ocean

NEW YORK CITY, United States (4 March 2023) – WWF strongly welcomes the agreement of the text for a ...

Yellowfin tuna, Pacific Ocean Mexico
14 Feb 2023
WWF: High Seas Treaty critical to achieving 30% global ocean protection goal

NEW YORK CITY, United States (14 February 2023) – WWF is urging countries to finalize a new global ...

Whales
01 Feb 2023
Time to deliver 30x30 for the ocean

Protecting and conserving 30% of the ocean by 2030 is a task of global magnitude, writes WWF Oceans ...

A school of critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks near Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
31 Jan 2023
“It’s time to roll up our sleeves” says WWF as global marine community meet in Vancouver to triple ocean protection by 2030

Vancouver, Canada (31 January 2023) – Coming shortly in the wake of COP15, at the Fifth ...

The unveiling of a new sign that marks the new Marine Protected Area (MPA) off the coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji.  The Fijian government has committed to establish a network of marine protected areas (MPA) by 2020. The full extent will cover 30 % of its territorial waters, or 390,000 sq km.
30 Jan 2023
WWF highlights from landmark year

WWF Annual Report 2022 reveals key conservation achievements from our diverse worldwide network.

WWF Annual Review 2022 cover
28 Nov 2022
Future mineral demand can be met without deep seabed mining as innovative technology can cut mineral use by 58%

Seabed
25 Nov 2022
A landmark moment for sharks and rays as doors close on CITES CoP19

WWF calls for urgency in implementation of decisions

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) near sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores
24 Nov 2022
ShellBank - New DNA toolkit and database set to disrupt the illegal marine turtle trade

The world’s first traceability toolkit and global database of marine turtle DNA - ShellBank, was ...

Turtles
23 Nov 2022
Global survey sees seven out of 10 people supporting global rules to end plastic pollution

Plastic pollution
27 Aug 2022
Countries fall short on leaders’ promise to agree to an ocean treaty, jeopardising goal of protecting 30 percent of Earth’s ocean

Degraded ocean

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