World Wildlife Fund

What We Do

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The Wild Things

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Community Action

Publications

Community Conservation snapshot (PDF, 2MB)

Population, health and the environment

Publications

Healthy People, Healthy Ecosystems: A manual on integrating health and family planning into conservation projects
Conservation projects working in remote areas of outstanding biodiversity in developing countries often partner with local communities. This manual outlines an approach that integrates health and voluntary family planning into conservation projects, developing synergies that improve the health of both people and ecosystems. (PDF, 4.04MB)
Mapping the Connections: The population-environment lessons from Madagascar (PDF, 2.62MB)
Conservation on a Crowded Planet: A Population Sourcebook for Conservation Practitioners (PDF, 1.25MB)
Disappearing Landscapes: The Population-Environment Connection: Part one (PDF, 1.11MB), Part two (PDF, 1.66MB), Part three (PDF, 1.75MB), Part four (PDF, 1MB)

Evaluation report

Population, Health and Environment in Africa and Asia: An Evaluation of WWF’s USAID and Johnson & Johnson-Supported Projects (PDF, 798KB)

Working papers

Healthy Relationships: Examining Alliances within Population, Health, Environment Projects (PDF, 487KB)
This paper presents results of a study on lessons from PHE (population-health-environment) alliances to implement population-environment projects.
Scaling Up Population and Environment Approaches in Madagascar: A Case Study (PDF, 1.6MB)
This case study is designed to help answer the question "How can the ‘conservation community further contribute to meeting unmet need for family planning (FP) in Madagascar in order to reduce future pressure on natural resources (NR) and biodiversity and promote more sustainable livelihoods?”
Scaling Up Integrated Population, Health and Environment Approaches in the Philippines: A Review of Early Experiences (PDF, 414KB)

HIV/AIDS and the environment

Migration and the environment

Partnering with Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

Engaging the Stewards of Nature: Partnering with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities factsheet (PDF, 290KB)

Indigenous Peoples and Conservation: WWF Statement of Principles
WWF's 2008 position paper on indigenous peoples and conservation.
- English (PDF, 491KB)
- French (PDF, 501KB)
- Spanish (PDF, 511KB)
In 2008 WWF produced updated guidelines for policy implementation. English (PDF, 115k)
Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas
A Joint Policy Statement by IUCN (World Conservation Union), WCPA (World Commission on Protected Areas) and WWF (World Wildlife Fund).
- English (PDF, 184k)
- French (PDF, 77k)
- Spanish (PDF, 190k)
WWF has worked with indigenous peoples around the world, and shares our experiences with broader audiences through publications such as Indigenous Peoples and Conservation Organizations: Experiences in Collaboration.
In 2007, WWF completed a review and recommendations on Strengthening Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, including a reaffirmation of our Statement of Principles and identification of actions to strengthen its implementation and monitoring.