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We must work together to secure global plan that can reverse nature loss for a nature-positive world

Lin Li — WWF International, Director, Global Policy & Advocacy — Nature is in crisis, putting people and the future of our planet as we know it at risk. Science tells us that one million species are now threatened with extinction. We need action, urgently. But international meetings have been postponed and progress has been slow. Now, the Convention on Biological…

Conservation

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We must work together to secure global plan that can reverse nature loss for a nature-positive…

Jun 14

We need a global goal for society to address the nature crisis: nature positive by 2030

By Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International That nature is in dire crisis is clear. Any number of metrics are tracking the decline of species, of biological diversity, of habitat loss and ecosystem degradation. The evidence has never been greater. Not only of the impact we are having on…

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We need a global goal for society to address the nature crisis: nature positive by 2030

May 30

Transitioning to net-zero requires a nature-positive economy

Valuing and investing in natural capital can deliver prosperity for all on a healthy planet. By Margaret Kuhlow, Leader, Global Finance Practice, WWF International. There is growing global recognition that delivering the transition to net zero, tackling climate breakdown, and building lasting social, economic, and environmental resilience relies in no…

Finance

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Transitioning to net-zero requires a nature-positive economy

May 25

For security and survival, business must go all-in on nature

Cristianne Close, Leader of WWF’s Global Markets Practice Eva Zabey, Executive Director at Business for Nature Global supply chains rocked by climate change, the pandemic, and war in Ukraine are driving fuel, fertiliser, and food prices to all-time highs, threatening supplies of wheat and sunflower oil, and triggering a global…

Davos

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For security and survival, business must go all-in on nature

May 13

The way forward for assessing environmental risks. Some proposals.

By Maud Abdelli, Lead Greening Financial Regulation Initiative, WWF, Adrian von Jagow, Institute for Ecological Economics, and Chiara Colesanti Senni, Centre for Environmental Policy The extensive coverage around the latest IPCC report put it bluntly: catastrophic climate change is inevitable if current emissions are not mitigated within the next seven…

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The way forward for assessing environmental risks. Some proposals.

Apr 4

We have all the tools to cut emissions, but time is short

As the latest climate science report from the IPCC report lands, it’s clear that while we have the solutions to limit warming to 1.5°C, we are fast running out of time to implement them, writes WWF’s Global IPCC Lead, Dr. Stephen Cornelius. The science has been clear for years: man-made…

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We have all the tools to cut emissions, but time is short

Mar 25

Nature Positive by 2030: How can we know if there is more nature in 2020 than there is now?

By Gavin Edwards, Director, Global Nature Positive Initiative, WWF International Imagine a world where nature and people support each other. …

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Nature Positive by 2030: How can we know if there is more nature in 2020 than there is now?

Mar 2

The world just took a step toward ending plastic pollution. Now let’s seize the moment.

By Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International Today was a historic moment in our efforts to stop plastic pollution. At the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), governments agreed to formally initiate negotiations toward a legally-binding global treaty on plastic pollution. This is a big step forward, and follows more than…

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The world just took a step toward ending plastic pollution. Now let’s seize the moment.

Jan 27

Empowered by digital tools cities will work together towards Net Zero

With the aid of new tools, cities can lead the transition to Net Zero, empowered by data and accessible, quantified feedback on our actions. 50 cities have gathered for this task, and we ask others to join us. After COP26, the 1.5 °C target is still alive, but only just…

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Empowered by digital tools cities will work together towards Net Zero

Jan 13

Fighting supremacy: Wilson and Tutu’s shared legacy

I was 17 years old when during a visit to the Milan Natural History Museum library, I stumbled across one of E.O. Wilson’s thought provoking books, On the Nature of Man. Seventeen years later, my heart was flooded with emotions when Mandela walked to freedom on TV, catalyzing the beginning…

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Fighting supremacy: Wilson and Tutu’s shared legacy