Explore the stories of people and nature that we have achieved with your support
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And working with scientists, industry and government, we are using cutting-edge drone technology to protect critically endangered Māui dolphins.
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Much more needs to be done to protect the world’s most endangered dolphin.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We have worked with partners and communities to ensure Indigenous people like the Maasai in Kenya lead conservation efforts and areas.
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Many Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world continue to be denied their rightful say and role in the future of their ancestral territories.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We helped bring the Iberian lynx back from the brink of extinction in southwestern Europe, with its population increasing from less than 100 in 2002 to more than 1,100 today.
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We must triple Iberian lynx numbers to ensure its long-term survival.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve protected the magnificent monarch butterfly migration by reducing illegal logging in its core overwintering grounds in Mexico.
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The expansion of avocado plantations in Mexico and the reduction of breeding habitats in the US and Canada remain a threat to this natural phenomenon.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We are working with over 30 major cities around the world to stop plastic leaking into nature.
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Many urban areas, responsible for an estimated 60% of all ocean plastic pollution, have yet to take action.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And with communities and government, we helped establish the world's largest tropical rainforest national park covering 4.3 million hectares of the Colombian Amazon.
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Around the world, we're still losing 10 million hectares of forest every year.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
The financial sector is changing for the better so that investments restore rather than destroy nature.
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Sustainable investments still only represent about 36% of the global financial market.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We helped secure water flows in 295 basins across Mexico, safeguarding water supplies for nature and for 45 million people.
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Rivers across the world continue to be drained, dammed and diverted.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
China, Singapore* and other governments have banned the ivory trade.
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A vast array of wildlife, valued at up to US$23 billion a year, is still being illegally traded.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And the efforts of governments and communities, wild tiger numbers are slowly increasing for the first time in a century.
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Poaching and habitat loss remain a constant threat to their future.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We worked with the Belize government to ban offshore oil exploration around its fragile barrier reefs.
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Coral reefs around the world remain vulnerable to rising sea temperatures, pollution and coastal development.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And with communities and governments in East and Central Africa, mountain gorilla numbers have increased by 25% in 10 years.
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Wildlife populations around the world* have seen an alarming 68% decline on average in the past five decades.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
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WWF is piloting an innovative tracking system, using blockchain technology, in the Pacific Ocean to help ensure the fish we eat is sustainable.
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One-third of the world’s ocean fish stocks are already overfished.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We have backed community-based whale shark ecotourism in the Philippines for two decades, safeguarding both wildlife and livelihoods.
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Coastal communities and wildlife around the world face increasing challenges, from plastic pollution to the impact of COVID-19 on ecotourism.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We helped establish the world’s largest ocean protected area, covering over 1.5 million km², in waters near Antarctica.
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Only 8% of the ocean is protected today.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
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And with communities and governments, we have protected over 100 million hectares of wetlands around the world.
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Wetlands are vital life-support systems for people and wildlife but are being lost 3 times faster than forests.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
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Alongside the efforts of scientists and policymakers, we have shown nature’s vital role in tackling the climate crisis.
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Nature can only help prevent a catastrophic global temperature increase if its accelerating destruction is halted and reversed.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And with the involvement of government and local communities, giant panda numbers in the wild have increased by 68% over the past 40 years.
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With a population of little more than 1800, pandas still remain vulnerable to the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
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Together with local communities around the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas in the Central African Republic, we’ve established an ecotourism programme that both helps critically endangered western lowland gorillas and boosts livelihoods.
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Poaching, the illicit bushmeat trade, unsustainable logging and recurring political instability remain a threat to the local communities, who rely on nature.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
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And local communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 12,000 hectares of forest have been planted outside the Virunga National Park – offering a sustainable and legal alternative to taking charcoal from the protected area.
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Too much charcoal is still coming from Virunga – we need to double these fuelwood plantations in the next five years.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And together with partners and Madagascar’s ministry for education, we have set up 750 environmental clubs for young people since 1992.
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We need even more youth engagement to keep protecting the unique biodiversity of Madagascar from deforestation and climate change.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We have helped 21 wetlands in Madagascar gain recognition as sites of international importance – committing the government to safeguard these vital wildernesses for people and wildlife.
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There are still many biodiversity-rich wetlands around the world that must be safeguarded.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And thanks to many partners, local communities in Namibia are managing their own natural resources in 87 conservancies covering 20% of the country – benefitting both people and wildlife.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused communities to lose vital tourism income, jeopardizing their ability to manage and protect their wildlife.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We worked with the government of Cameroon and partners to create and manage 11 protected areas covering over 2 million hectares.
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These protected areas – so vital for Indigenous peoples and local communities – face increasing threats from agricultural expansion, poaching and the illegal ivory trade.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve planted nearly 50,000 koala-friendly trees, vaccinated koalas against the disease and deployed Australia’s largest mobile wildlife hospital.
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A much bigger effort is needed to double koala populations by 2050 and avoid their extinction on Australia’s east coast.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And with our partners, we helped ensure otters threatened by Japan’s pet trade now have the highest level of protection.
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The global craze for keeping rare wildlife as pets continues, and the problems of smuggling and poaching still need to be solved.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And working alongside partners, we have planted 300,000 trees and restored 2,400 hectares of degraded forest in Borneo, helping to safeguard orang-utans and other wildlife.
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Bornean orang-utans remain critically endangered, so we need to step up efforts to protect and restore their habitat.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We worked with herders, children and other local community members to bring 16 natural springs back to life – so vital for people, livestock and wildlife such as the critically endangered Mongolian saiga antelope.
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Climate change and desertification continue to threaten these water sources – so we want to save 100 more.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve helped stop elephant poaching for three consecutive years in key locations in Myanmar.
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Elephants continue to be poached in other areas.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve helped bring renewable energy to over 1,100 far-flung communities in the Philippines – important steps forward for the future of people and nature.
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Many other communities remain off the grid and in the dark.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
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And working alongside communities, governments and partners in Europe, we have created the world’s first five-country protected river landscape.
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New hydropower developments, artificial channels and sediment extraction still threaten this UNESCO reserve for the rivers Danube, Drava and Mura.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We rescued 10 free-flowing, pristine Alpine rivers in Austria from destructive hydropower projects in the past 20 years.
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Half of all naturally flowing Alpine rivers in Austria remain unprotected and under threat.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve strengthened the leadership of Indigenous peoples and local communities in Colombia to effectively govern and conserve their ancestral territories.
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Threats such as deforestation, illegal mining and land grabbing still endanger their culture and territories.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
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And the leadership of Indigenous peoples and the Peruvian government, a total of almost 2.5 million hectares of Indigenous territories have been secured in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Traditional communities still struggle to have their rights recognized and to safeguard their territories.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
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We've helped ensure over 60 million hectares of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon are being managed effectively.
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Deforestation and fires caused by land grabbing still threaten the people and biodiversity of the world’s largest rainforest.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And by working closely with local communities, we’ve protected the habitats of tigers and other endangered species in the Dawna Tenasserim landscape along the Thailand-Myanmar border.
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Poaching, road building and other developments mean the fate of wildlife in the region hangs in the balance.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We successfully called on the Zambian government to protect the Luangwa River and halt the development of a damaging hydropower dam.
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80% of freshwater ecosystems in Zambia remain unprotected – more action is needed to protect these vitally important environments for people and wildlife.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
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And working alongside our partners, we supported sustainable agricultural practices that improved incomes and food security for about 15,000 people in Zimbabwe – and helped prevent forest destruction.
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Climate change and soil degradation remain a threat to many farmers in Zimbabwe.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT...
Elephant populations in Tanzania have bounced back by 40% in five years after strong efforts to tackle poaching.
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The threat of wildlife crime hasn’t gone away, and human-elephant conflict is increasing.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve put sustainable seafood firmly on the menu in South Africa by influencing consumer choices, business policies and fishing practices.
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Unsustainable fishing has left fish stocks dangerously depleted and the oceans’ natural systems in trouble.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And by working closely with the government, businesses and civil society, we’ve made sustainable palm oil production the norm in Gabon.
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We need to maintain this commitment as the industry grows, and ensure that local communities benefit.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And with the help of local fishers, we’ve established the first ever fishing-free zones in Croatia.
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In the coming decade, we need to effectively protect 30% of the Adriatic Sea, as well as other seas around the world, to preserve our sea life for future generations.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
In Greece, we secured one of the Mediterranean’s most important nesting beaches for the loggerhead sea turtle.
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Sea turtle species continue to face many threats, ranging from plastic pollution to habitat destruction.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We helped create the world’s largest protected wetland complex, Llanos de Moxos in Bolivia.
BUT...
Wetlands are complex ecosystems, and the natural environment of Llanos de Moxos remains vulnerable to climate change, pollution and unsustainable development.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We worked with local people to establish community management of 92,000 hectares of vital wilderness in the southern Caucasus.
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we worked with local people to establish community management of 92,000 hectares of vital wilderness in the southern Caucasus.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We’ve helped around 15,000 local people to gain full legal ownership over community protected areas from the Cambodian government, enabling them to sustainably manage their natural resources.
BUT...
Snaring is still a major threat to wildlife in Cambodia, causing a rapid decline in many species.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And with the support of local communities and other partners, we doubled the population of jaguars in Argentina’s Atlantic Forest.
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The big cat’s population in Argentina is still very low because of poaching, habitat loss and other threats.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We helped get nature-based solutions to the climate crisis like forest restoration into Chile’s official climate change action plan.
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Public and private funding are still needed to make these solutions a reality.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
We helped 220,000 green turtle hatchlings reach the sea from 6,000 nests in the last 15 years from Akyatan beach in Turkey.
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All seven marine turtle species are under threat from pollution, habitat loss, fishing bycatch and climate change.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
And working alongside communities, governments and partners in Europe, we are close to creating the world’s first five-country protected river landscape.
BUT...
New hydropower developments, artificial channels and sediment extraction still threaten this proposed UNESCO reserve for the rivers Danube, Drava and Mura.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THIS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
we’ve provided solar electricity to hundreds of households as well as schools, clinics and businesses in Uganda, in partnership with the government – helping to benefit people, nature and the climate.
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A majority of Uganda’s population still depend on other fuels for lighting, leading to health problems, CO2 emissions and conflicts over natural resources.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THIS
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Celebrating 60 years together
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