A conservation legacy to be proud of
I’m sorry to say that this will be my last blog on our work in Coastal Kenya as I’m leaving WWF. Thank you I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for engaging with my blog and also to reflect...
View ArticleThe importance of community conservation
October was very exciting and busy month for us here in Kwale, Kenya. We met new people, developed new solutions to ever emerging challenges and hosted WWF staff from across the globe. Staff gathered...
View ArticleBringing the plastic pollution war closer to home in Kenya
Global nations have come to realise that plastic pollution is choking our oceans, causing irreversible damage to marine biodiversity and ecosystem health. We’re bringing the plastic pollution war...
View ArticleThe future of Conservation Intelligence
Red, dirt road leading to Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru. This road is the Interoceanica highway, going through Brazil and finishing at the Pacific coast in Peru. © Brent Stirton / Getty Images...
View ArticleEight unique and wonderful new Amazon species you didn’t know existed
Did you know that new species are constantly being discovered? We have good news to share. 381 new species were recently discovered in the Amazon, our new report highlights. The Amazon is both the...
View ArticleI spy… greener roads
Last weekend was the summer bank holiday, which saw us heading off in our droves to visit friends and relatives or enjoy our beautiful beaches and countryside. One thing’s for sure: in amongst the...
View ArticleCompassion and WWF join together in call for humane and sustainable food and...
Our food system is broken. Livestock production and its use of finite resources is devastating biodiversity and pushing wildlife to the brink of extinction. Wildflower © Compassion in World Farming...
View ArticleCould changing what’s on our plate help save wildlife?
As a young child, I became fascinated with wildlife. Soon, I was devoting every inch of my spare time to seeking out the UK’s rarest and most precious birds, mammals and insects. I would travel to what...
View ArticleWelcome to WWF’s wildlife garden
After months of anticipation and hard work, we’re delighted to announce the opening of our exciting new wildlife garden. Based at the home of WWF-UK in Woking, the garden forms part of WWF’s learning...
View ArticleWhy worry about wetlands?
Today is World Wetlands Day, commemorating the signing of the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands in 1971. More importantly, it’s a day to celebrate the amazing...
View ArticleCan Colombian peace deliver a conservation dividend in 2017?
It’s a sad fact but for many who have not had the good fortune to visit the country, Colombia is associated with violence. Violent crime related to the production and trafficking of drugs has become...
View ArticleFood security – what is it and why does it matter?
When the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was founded on 16 October 1945, it was the first major international organisation with the purpose of ‘ensuring humanity’s freedom...
View ArticleTop 10 facts about the magnificent Mara
Following World Mara Day on 15 September, we’ve got the lowdown on this incredible landscape… Mara Day, held on 15 September every year, celebrates the Mara River and the unique surrounding landscape...
View ArticleThe A to Z of Climate Change
Climate change can be a complicated and confusing topic. For many people it seems abstract and irrelevant to their lives, but with so many species, habitats and people being impacted it’s becoming...
View ArticleFrom Panda to Plate to Podium
It’s time for the Olympics, a month long festival of human achievement. They are being held in one of the most bio diverse regions of the world. While we are spell bound by both the games and the...
View ArticleWhat does your lunch say about you?
Cast your mind back to when you last ate a meal outside of the home. It may have been a quick lunch sandwich on-the-go, or a proper sit down meal in a restaurant or at your school or work canteen. Now...
View ArticleProtein Challenge 2040
Protein is everywhere. It is the new big fad diet. Increasingly we are seeing people talking about the need to eat more of it. I heard a lady walking down the street on her phone saying how she felt a...
View Article10 pictures that show how water connects us all
Water Stories Exhibition London © Chris George Water Stories Exhibition London © Chris George Shrimp Fishing, Lake Hong, Hubei Province China 2015 Credit: © Mustafah Abdulaziz / WWF-UK. Chapada dos...
View ArticleFrom hunting to honey: a poacher’s story
I have heard people talk of poachers who have changed their ways and who now work as rangers – well, back in September I met such a person. I was in Jilin Province in North East China, within the...
View ArticleIs this the farm of the future?
Nestled on the edge of the East Sussex village of Forest Row, hidden from the main road down a long dirt track, Tablehurst doesn’t immediately give the impression of being a farm ahead of its time. But...
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