Publications

A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, commissioned by WWF, shows a growing number of people around the world are concerned about nature, changing the way they think about sustainabity and demanding action to protect the planet. Findings include a staggering 71% rise in popularity of searches for sustainable goods over the past five years, with continuing growth, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WWF‚'s Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research examines the current state of knowledge across the 12 countries within this iconic species‚' range by reviewing peer-reviewed published papers on the species and its habitat. This first-ever systematic review of snow leopard research conducted to date highlights some glaring gaps in our knowledge of this elusive and threatened big cat and reveals that lack of basic data could be hampering their conservation. Improved knowledge can provide opportunities for data-driven and targeted conservation actions that will not only help snow leopards but the other wildlife and communities that share their space.

International trade and the infrastructure that supports it (regulations, institutions, practices) are important drivers and enablers of the illegal timber trade in Peru. This paper's Trade Discrepancy Analysis (TDA) identifies significant and consistent discrepancies in the international trade of wood and wood products coming out of Peru. Commerce data between Peru and it‚'s most important trading partners flagged specific issues that could potentially be related to illegal acts such as tax evasion, fraud, or money laundering. The analysis suggests that the ease to perform all these acts though trade mis-invoicing, in a context of increasing global demand for timber products, are factors that drive and facilitate illicit timber in Peru.

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WWF has developed ArcNet‚ – a network of priority areas for marine conservation‚ – across the entire Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. The network is based on comprehensive, rigorous scientific analysis and best-available data. ArcNet reflects the web of marine life and ecological functions across a connected ocean that underpins the diverse values of people in the region and beyond.

ArcNet is a network of priority areas for marine conservation that spans the entire Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Conserving these ecosystems strengthens the resilience of Arctic biodiversity in the face of a rapidly changing climate. Learn what role we all can play in protecting the arctic in this brochure.

This presentation is from a TNRC Learning Series Webinar on 8 April 2021. The webinar addressed the following learning questions: 1) How has corruption been defined in relation to renewable natural resource sectors? 2) How have understandings, definitions, and indicators of corruption relevant to natural resources changed or evolved over time and space? 3) What are the main implications of the various definitions of corruption in terms of prioritization of policies and approaches for tackling natural resource corruption? and 4) What lessons should natural resource management practitioners take away from discussions on corruption definitions and how might they apply these in their work?

SPEAKERS:

Festus Boamah, University of Bayreuth

Camila Gianella, CMI

Aled Williams, U4-CMI

Liz Hart, Targeting Natural Resource Corruption, WWF

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a huge global problem estimated to cost the global economy between 15 billion and 36 billion USD in direct losses annually. Corruption facilitates IUU by threatening effective regulation and crime prevention at every stage of fishing operations. The types and extent of corruption in the fisheries sector are vast, requiring different types of interventions at different levels of power. This paper describes three levels of anti-corruption efforts involving transparency and their successes and challenges in reducing opportunities for corruption. These lessons and perspectives can inform foundational efforts to enhance transparency in fisheries, reduce opportunities for fisheries corruption, and safeguard marine ecosystems.

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In late 2020, WWF commissioned GlobeScan to conduct research to build upon previous consumer analysis to generate up-to-date insights about ivory consumption and consumer perceptions toward the ivory ban after its implementation (Dec. 31, 2017). This study follows previous research conducted by GlobeScan in 2017, 2018, and 2019 on both the pre-and post-domestic ivory ban in Mainland China. We identify target consumer groups, products, and drivers of consumption that need to be addressed as a priority and provide data for designing, developing, and delivering interventions. By continuing to monitor the perceptions and actions of Chinese consumers, WWF can incorporate changes in consumer behavior into their latest demand reduction campaigns and thereby increase the effectiveness of these campaigns.

WWF‚'s mission is to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. As the 2020 Living Planet Report demonstrates, the challenges that the global environment is facing today are too big, too interconnected, and too urgent for any one organization to solve alone. WWF believes that lasting conservation is achieved through collaboration with a range of extraordinary partners, including governments, local communities, businesses, and individual donors. In FY20, WWF worked with our corporate partners to help achieve our conservation mission. This report showcases how we‚'re leveraging the private sector as a force for conservation.

The entire wildlife value chain is reported to be rife with corruption, which can have devastating effects on conservation, nearby communities, and rangers themselves. Public perception that rangers profit from corrupt activities can undermine the integrity of future generations of rangers. In turn, this erodes trust and undermines any potential for developing trust between rangers and communities. This brief examines the issue of ranger corruption, drawing on data from a recent global study led by WWF and the University of Central Florida as well as other available literature.

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