Press Releases and Updates
Agriculture
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Sustainable Sugar Comes to Market, Sweet News for the Environment
A mill in Sao Paulo, Brazil has become the first to have its sugar cane production certified under the new Bonsucro certification standard.
June 23, 2011 -
WWF and Beef Industry Leaders Advance Sustainable Beef Production Through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and global leaders from the beef industry today announced their commitment to improve the sustainability of the beef system through multi-stakeholder engagement at the national, regional, and local scale. More than 300 stakeholders gathered in Denver, Col., this week for a three-day conference that achieved increased clarity and deepened alignment around the key issues that influence the sustainability of the beef production system, both positive and negative.
November 04, 2010 -
Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Soy
On Thursday June 10, 2010, The Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS), adopted voluntary sustainability standards that will help ensure that current soy production and further expansion of the crop will be done in an environmentally sound and socially responsible way that avoids clearance of native forests and high conservation value areas. The standards also call for soy production to avoid polluting the environment and creating social conflicts.
June 10, 2010 -
WWF Reactive Statement on PT SMART’s Announcement of Environmental Commitments for its Palm Oil Production
WWF issued the following statement in response to Indonesian palm oil giant PT SMART’s message to its customers of 4 February 2010 titled, “Announcement of PT SMART tbk’s commitments toward environmentally sustainable production of palm oil”. (PT Smart’s message can be found at http://www.smart-tbk.com/announcement/100204_SMART_Announcement_to_Partners_026_English.pdf)
March 15, 2010 -
WWF Elephant Flying Squad Joins Global Day of Climate Action
Among many foreign visitors to Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN), Pelalawan district, Riau, the presence of US Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R. Hume brings its own impression to the Head of TNTN, Suprahman Hayani.
October 26, 2009 -
2009 Conservation Achievements So Far
WWF has enjoyed many significant conservation achievements across the past year. Below are a few success stories highlighting exciting results, but also emphasizing our continuous commitment to confront the ongoing challenges faced by our planet.
August 28, 2009 -
Soy Industry Adopts Environmental Standards
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.
May 29, 2009 -
Slow Sales Of Sustainable Palm Oil Threaten Tropical Forests; WWF To Grade Palm Oil Buyers
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.
May 12, 2009 -
U.S. Government Study Finds Climate Change Impacting Water Availability, Agriculture, And Wildlife
Climate change is fueling forest fires, creating water scarcity, harming animal habitats, and causing other significant changes throughout the United States that will only worsen as global temperatures increase, concludes a new federal government assessment of current and future climate change impacts.
May 27, 2008 -
WWF Says Farm Bill Is Missed Opportunity, May Negatively Impact Native Grasslands
A $300 billion five-year Farm Bill that cleared Congress today contains much-welcomed environmental provisions, but also creates risk to native grasslands, leaves conservation programs under-funded and misses an opportunity to reform the government’s outdated farm subsidy system, according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
May 15, 2008 -
Development of Standards for Shrimp Farming in East Africa and Central America/Mexico Moving Forward
Criteria and indicators that will be used to create standards for responsible shrimp farming are under development for the shrimp industries in East Africa and Central America/Mexico.
April 17, 2008 -
World Wildlife Fund, Coca-Cola Put Partnership in Action through Internships with University of Michigan’s Erb Institute
The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan today announced that The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are sponsoring a new joint internship program. This innovative program will connect Erb Institute MBA/MS candidates with business and nonprofit thought leaders to collaboratively develop solutions to the challenge of preserving clean water for future generations.
April 10, 2008 -
Destruction of Sumatra forests driving global climate change and species extinction: WWF
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.
February 26, 2008 -
Staples Inc. Ends Relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper
Office-supplies giant Staples Inc. has ended their relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (APP). Staples sourced over 9 percent of its total paper supply from APP, and is the latest of large paper sellers worldwide, including Office Depot Inc., to stop buying from this paper company because of its poor environmental practices. WWF, along with businesses and many other conservation organizations, believe that APP is destroying natural rainforest and contributing heavily to climate change in order to feed its mills.
February 01, 2008 -
Mixed Results from Senate Farm Bill
Washington D.C.– The 5-year Farm Bill (HR 2419) passed by the Senate by a vote of 79-14 yielded mixed results for conservation said World Wildlife Fund. Although the bill does provide support for important conservation programs, the Senate failed to pass several progressive amendments that would have greatly reduced federal subsidy payments to the wealthiest commodity producers and transferred some of the subsequent savings to increased conservation spending.
December 17, 2007 -
Leading palm oil producers commit to responsible agricultural management
Reducing pesticide runoff from the agricultural plantations in the Mesoamerican Reef watershed is critical to the conservation of its reef. The steep mountains of Honduras and the region's strong rains make agriculture a particularly serious threat to the reefs as large amounts of sediment and agrochemicals flow down to the sea. Pesticide runoff and increased sedimentation may cause reduction in the reproduction and viability of the corals along with affecting the health of local communities by contaminating marine species that are commonly consumed.
June 01, 2007 -
Responsible soy on the way
The creation of the first international organisation to reduce negative impacts of soy production was announced at the Second Conference of the Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) which took place in Asunción, Paraguay from Aug 31 to Sep 1, 2006. The new organisation is an initiative of soy producers, processors and traders, as well as financial institutions and non governmental organisations. It is also a response to mounting consumer demand for environmental and socially sound soy.
September 06, 2006
