Zero loss of natural habitats

WWF and its partners are targeting 30% of the Earth to be protected, conserved or used sustainably by 2030, whilst also securing the restitution and recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to lands, waters and natural resources, and to strengthen indigenous governance on their own terms.

Along our coastlines over the coming decade, WWF is working on the ground with coastal communities and small-scale fishers to equip them to effectively manage their natural resources and to help them restore and protect critical marine habitats.

In the far northern Canadian Arctic for example, WWF has been working with Inuit for over a decade and most recently played a crucial advocacy role in the agreement between the Canadian government and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association in creating the 300’000 km2 Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area.

In our forests, WWF is finding solutions to deforestation with our Trillion Trees collaboration, and along our rivers, lakes and wetlands, WWF is working on water stewardship, water security and sustainable infrastructure in more than 60 countries. This is demonstrated by our work on Resilient Asian Deltas, aiming to stop the continent’s six largest delta systems – Chao Phraya, Ganges-Meghna-Brahmaputra, Indus, Irrawaddy, Mekong and Pearl – from sinking and shrinking.

To connect all of these protected areas and provide the vital corridors for wildlife to move freely, WWF is creating partnerships and advocating for improved policies at a local level. It incorporates the communities’ role in conservation and aims to enable economic opportunities through the preservation of nature, demonstrated by our work in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) which connects 36 national parks, forest reserves and community managed conservation areas across five southern African countries.