http://www.worldwildlife.org/ The latest forests news from WWF. Fri, 06 JUN 2008 17:00:00 EDT en-us http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem24306.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem24306.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST The Nature Conservancy and WWF are joining with the Indonesian and U.S. Governments to sign a debt-for-nature swap agreement that will result in a $28.5 million investment to help protect tropical forests. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem21800.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem21800.html Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Kimberly-Clark and World Wildlife Fund announced the expansion of Kimberly-Clark’s membership in the Global Forest & Trade Network. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem21224.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem21224.html Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 EST WWF released rare video footage of three Sumatran tiger cubs playfully chasing leaves in the forests of the Bukit Tigapuluh landscape in Indonesia. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem19478.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem19478.html Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST As the Year of the Tiger comes to an end, WWF, backed by a group of leading companies, today issued a call for more corporations around the world to reduce their impact on tiger habitats, through responsible procurement of wood, paper, palm oil, coffee, and other commodities. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17543.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17543.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST A new study co-authored by a World Wildlife Fund scientist documents waves of forest degradation advancing like ripples in a pond 75 miles across East Africa in just 14 years. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17536.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem17536.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST The Russian government has introduced measures to protect Korean Pine, a key species found in Amur Tiger habitat in the Russian Far East. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem15680.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem15680.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST A new study involving scientists from 13 different organizations, universities and research institutions states that forest protection offers one of the most effective, practical, and immediate strategies to combat climate change. The study, “Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change,” was published in PLoS Biology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and makes specific recommendations for incorporating  protected areas into overall strategies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses from deforestation and degradation (nicknamed REDD). http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem14042.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem14042.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Kimberly-Clark Corporation, one of the world’s largest producers of tissue products, has joined WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network and committed to increase its use of wood fiber from sustainable sources to help protect the world’s forests. Protecting the world’s forests is critical to addressing climate change as deforestation accounts for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem14040.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem14040.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Tetra Pak Inc., a leading manufacturer of food processing and packaging systems, is joining WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network in North America (GFTN-NA) to promote trade of responsibly sourced forest products. The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) is WWF’s initiative to eliminate illegal logging and transform the global marketplace into a force for saving the world’s valuable and threatened forests. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem14041.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem14041.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST HP today announced it has joined the Global Forest & Trade Network in North America (GFTN-NA), a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative linking more than 300 companies globally that share a commitment to responsible forestry. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13929.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13929.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Leaders of the Congo Basin countries and conservation groups are pressing for more attention, funds and technical support to save the world’s second largest rainforest and benefit its population during a Congo Basin Forest Forum and Congressional Hearing today. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13903.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13903.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Leaders of Congo Basin countries, members of Congress and leading conservation organizations are gathering in Washington to recognize 10 years of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. At a Congressional hearing the future of the world’s second largest rainforest will be discussed, including how those forests can help solve the climate crisis and contribute to regional security, effective governance and sustainable development. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13619.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13619.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Responsibly managed forests – such as those managed according to Forest Stewardship Council standards (FSC) – play an important role in the conservation of the world’s remaining great apes, according to a new World Wildlife Fund report. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12532.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12532.html Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EST Elements of the soy industry have agreed to take a milestone step toward improving their production practices, which have led to widespread deforestation, displacement of small-farmers and indigenous peoples, and loss of natural habitats. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12414.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12414.html Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST A massive logging operation planned by one of the world’s largest paper companies will destroy the forest home of 100 great apes that are part of the only successful reintroduction program for Sumatran orangutans, conservationists have learned. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12397.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12397.html Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement from President and CEO Carter S. Roberts on the revised American Clean Energy and Security Act resulting from negotiations led by House Energy Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey (D-MA). http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12330.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem12330.html Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EST New figures released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today show that only 1 percent of the sustainable palm oil available on the market has been bought, raising concerns that one of the major solutions to halting deforestation of tropical forests is not catching on fast enough.  Rapid increases in the production of palm oil, which is found in everything from cosmetics to ice cream to chocolate bars, has caused extensive land clearing in places like Borneo and Sumatra, resulting in loss of habitat for endangered species like tigers and orangutans and contributing to climate change. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11876.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11876.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST On the eve of this weekend’s meeting between US President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, World Wildlife Fund issued a call for the two leaders to include climate change – specifically the role of deforestation – in their agenda.  http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10409.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10409.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST World Wildlife Fund announced today that Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has joined the Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN), WWF’s initiative to save the world’s most valuable and threatened forests. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10007.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10007.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST Dr. Ruth DeFries, a leading expert in sustainable development, will discuss “Changing Dynamics of Tropical Deforestation and Atmospheric Carbon Emissions: Science Meets Policy” at World Wildlife Fund on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.  The lecture is part of the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Seminar series, which brings distinguished scientists from a variety of fields to Washington, D.C. to present cutting edge research of central importance to international conservation.  http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9923.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9923.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST World Wildlife Fund (WWF) hailed today's commitment by the government of Indonesia to more than double the size of Sumatra's Tesso Nilo National Park, one of the last havens for endangered Sumatran elephants and critically endangered Sumatran tigers. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9653.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9653.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. joined the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) initiative to save the world’s most valuable and threatened forests, WWF announced today. By joining the GFTN, Wal-Mart has committed to phasing out illegal and unwanted wood sources from its supply chain and increasing its proportion of wood products originating from credibly certified sources – for Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s Clubs in the United States. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9360.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9360.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST The import, purchase, sale and transport of products made from illegally harvested wood will for the first time become a federal crime under legislation passed today by the U.S. Congress. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem8733.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem8733.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON -- National and international plans to combat climate change must address the root causes of deforestation, which is responsible for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) official said in testimony before the U.S. Senate today.  http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem8114.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem8114.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST Procter & Gamble and Domtar Corporation have joined the North America Forest & Trade Network (NAFTN), World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced today. NAFTN is the North American arm of the Global Forest & Trade Network, WWF's initiative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of valuable and threatened forests. By facilitating trade links between companies committed to supporting responsible forestry, the Global Forest & Trade Network creates market conditions that help conserve the world’s forests while providing economic and social benefits for the businesses and people that depend on them. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10588.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10588.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST The Global Forest & Trade Network - North America (GFTN-NA) hosted a Roundtable for investors and buyers of pulp and paper from Indonesia, a country that currently has the highest deforestation rate in the world and is the third largest contributor of CO2 emissions due to illegal and unsustainable forest management practices.  http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem7039.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem7039.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST Pekanbaru, Sumatra-Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the province's elephants into extinction, a new study by WWF and partners has found. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem4905.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem4905.html Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST Washington D.C.– An investigative report released today by World Wildlife Fund revealed that paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and its affiliates are in the process of constructing a massive  highway for logging vehicles that threatens one of Indonesia’s most important forests. The highway, described by WWF in the report as being “legally questionable,” would cut an enormous swath  through one of Sumatra’s last remaining large forest blocks, home to two tribes of indigenous people and endangered elephants, tigers and orangutans. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem3375.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem3375.html Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON, D.C. – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) commends the Senate for including Senator Wyden and Senator Alexander’s “Combat Illegal Logging Act” language within the manager’s amendment to the Farm Bill, which passed by a vote of 79-14 on December 14.  The amendment makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, buy or transport illegally-sourced wood products, and enables U.S. enforcement agencies to crack down on illegal timber traffickers. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem1080.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem1080.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST "The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is the premier international organization ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally, socially and economically responsible. Its decision to rescind the rights of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to use the FSC logo shows that it is a robust and credible system that is committed to the responsible management of the world's forests. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem995.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem995.html Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON --WWF welcomes the announcement this weekend by the Australian and Indonesian governments of the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. The Australian Government aims to contribute $30 million over four years to the partnership and encourages other government, private sector and non-government organizations to meet a target of $100 million to protect and rehabilitate large areas of forest across Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo). http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem7727.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem7727.html Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST The impetus for the partnership between the American Red Cross and WWF is a shared conviction: The only way to ensure a healthy future for disaster survivors, of all species, is through the protection and sustainable restoration of the natural systems upon which we all depend. In the wake of the 2004 tsunami, WWF was asked to provide technical support on green reconstruction to the American Red Cross in their rebuilding of devastated communities. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem876.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem876.html Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST Brazilia, Brazil - Deforestation rates in the Amazon are declining, but ranching, logging and agriculture activities are still responsible for continued degradation of the world's largest rainforest, according to data released by the Brazilian government. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem875.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem875.html Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST WASHINGTON - The World Wildlife Fund today congratulated the Republic of Paraguay for its efforts in reducing deforestation rates by 85 percent. This was achieved through the implementation of the Zero Deforestation Law which prohibits the transformation and conversion of forested areas in the eastern region of Paraguay. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem846.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem846.html Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST Georgetown, Guyana - In a record-setting accomplishment for tropical forest conservation, Barama Company announced that 570,000 hectares (about 2,200 square miles) of Barama's forests in Guyana is being certified as meeting the rigorous environmental, social, and economic standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Made possible by support from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Barama's certified forest becomes the largest tropical natural forest certified by FSC in the world. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem836.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem836.html Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST The World Wildlife Fund was featured in an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Feb. 23. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem834.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem834.html Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST Washington, DC - Tetra Pak and WWF today signed a three year agreement to cooperate to improve management of the world's forests and to reduce industrial emissions contributing to climate change. Under the agreement, Tetra Pak will take steps to strengthen its purchasing of forest-based products from well-managed forests and to reduce its CO2 emissions over the next five years by an absolute 10 percent. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem830.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2006/WWFPresitem830.html Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Medford -- A new report released today by scientists, former Forest Service employees, and conservation groups indicates that logging within the Biscuit fire area of southwest Oregon is costing the public both ecologically and economically. According to the report, the Forest Service has lost approximately $14 million in sale preparation and administration costs on the Biscuit fire area. Biscuit timber sold for about 70 percent less than the agency projected in its planning documents due primarily to low bid values received and driven by expensive helicopter logging operations. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem823.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem823.html Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST One year after the Southeast Asian tsunami, reconstruction is finally under way. But some of the hardest hit areas risk sowing the seeds of future disasters unless donor countries include sustainably sourced building materials in their long-term aid packages, according to experts from the World Wildlife Fund. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem806.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem806.html Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST "World Wildlife Fund applauds Potlatch Corporation for being a leader in responsible forest management in the U.S. With today's announcement that all 1.5 million acres of Potlatch forest land in Arkansas, Idaho, and Minnesota are now certified to the rigorous standards of the Forest Stewardship Council -- along with FSC certification for most of its processing facilities -- Potlatch joins a growing number of visionary forest products companies operating around the world. Through their corporate environmental policies and responsible forestry practices, these companies are demonstrating that responsible forestry can provide long-term, stable supplies of timber and access to markets for responsibly-produced forest products. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem797.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem797.html Wed, 25 May 2005 00:00:00 EST New York - WWF and the World Bank (WB) today announced an ambitious global program aimed at reducing global deforestation rates by 10% by 2010. The announcement was made at the fifth meeting of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) both as a call to action for the international community and to mark the renewal of their cooperation agreement covering the Alliance for another five years. The present rate of global deforestation is more than 14 million hectares (about 54,000 square miles) per year, roughly equal to the size of Greece. Most of the losses occur in the tropics. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem795.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem795.html Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 EST Washington, D.C. - Two global conservation groups and the U.S. forest products industry have formed a unique partnership to help the tsunami-stricken people of Indonesia rebuild their lives without destroying the already threatened tropical forests of Sumatra. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem794.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem794.html Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 EST "World Wildlife Fund applauds Potlatch Corporation for being a leader in responsible forest management in the U.S. With over a million acres of forestland in Arkansas and Idaho certified to the rigorous standards of the Forest Stewardship Council, Potlatch joins a growing number of visionary forest products companies operating globally. Through their corporate environmental policies and responsible forestry practices, these companies are demonstrating that responsible forestry can provide long-term, stable supplies of timber and access to markets for responsibly-produced forest products. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem791.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem791.html Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST JAKARTA, Indonesia - With a strong endorsement from Indonesian officials, World Wildlife Fund Tuesday unveiled a set of reconstruction guidelines designed to promote both the economic and environmental recovery of tsunami-ravaged Aceh province. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem775.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem775.html Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST Washington, DC - Despite extraordinary progress on conservation since the historic Yaoundé Summit in 1999, two thirds of the Congo Basin's forests remain at grave risk and could be lost within 50 years unless more is done to combat illegal logging, poaching, wildlife smuggling and the illicit bushmeat trade, World Wildlife Fund warned today. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem771.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem771.html Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST Washington, DC - In the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, WWF, the global conservation organization, is calling on governments to support the devastated communities by ensuring that efforts to rebuild their livelihoods are environmentally sustainable. The call comes as a UN conference on the vulnerability of small island developing states gets underway in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean -- the area severely impacted by the tsunami.