Conservation

Climate change impacts everything, everywhere. It threatens to undo everything that conservation organizations like WWF have achieved over the last half-century. Both people and the natural world are feeling the effects, which are consequential and growing.  Extreme weather impacts fragile ecosystems that people depend on for food and their livelihoods. And the age of extreme […]

A story inspired by the work of WWF-Sundarbans Programme and dedicated to the team and WWF-India (Names of people and animals have been changed and certain creative liberty has been undertaken to incorporate the collective experiences of different members of the team) *******************************************        Sudipto was awoken in the middle of the night by the […]

Martina Lippuner – Media Officer, WWF-Switzerland (formerly Communications Manager at WWF-Madagascar) When I first had the chance to go to rural Madagascar on a volunteer assignment for WWF, a whole new world opened up to me. Experiencing the realities of local people who depend heavily on natural resources, holding a dialogue about the unique biodiversity […]

Anil Cherukupalli – Communications Manager, WWF- India https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilcherukupalli An eye witness account of a rhino translocation exercise carried out in Assam, India Prologue It is 5 am on a Tuesday morning and thick fog conceals the vast grasslands of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, located about 60 km east of Guwahati. I’m on the back of […]

Rob Soutter – Senior Advisor, Special Campaigns and Growth I’d like to share some really inspiring news from Namibia, down in the south-west corner of Africa, where WWF has recently recognised the Namibia Government for the Community Conservancy Programme which helps local communities take responsibility for managing their environment and share in the benefits.  This […]

Dr Deon Nel – Head of WWF South Africa’s Biodiversity Unit A thousand years ago, the kingdom of Mapungupwe in Southern Africa was a thriving economy. All the attributes of a healthy modern economy seemed to abound – farming, mining, artisanship and trade. And, woven into this successful society was a strong connection between the […]

Making Better Choices Richard McLellan, Director Footprint “Every dollar you spend or don’t spend … is a vote you cast for the world you want”. I read this phrase on a poster someone posted recently on twitter, and it made me stop and think how profoundly simple it can be for everyone to have some […]

Jim Leape, Director General, WWF International   WWF’s vision for a living planet takes me and my colleagues into the board rooms of companies, into talks with governments, and into the field, to work with partners in building a future where people live in harmony with nature. From tackling climate change to halting deforestation, overfishing […]