Publications

This report sheds light on the misconception of water's abundance. Despite over 70% of the Earth's surface being covered by water, our freshwater security is under threat due to the extensive exploitation of rivers, lakes, and aquifers. This crisis is adversely affecting both human and planetary health, leading to billions lacking access to safe water and sanitation, a surge in food insecurity, and a rapid loss of freshwater species. The root cause lies in our failure to appropriately value this vital resource.

The report emphasizes that water plays a crucial role not only in sustaining communities and species, but also in driving industrial production, transportation of goods, and energy generation throughout the supply chain. It stresses the interconnectedness of freshwater access and usage, highlighting that decisions regarding water have far-reaching impacts on various industries and communities. WWF estimates that in 2021, the total quantifiable economic value derived from water amounts to around US$58 trillion, equivalent to the combined GDPs of the United States, China, Japan, Germany, and India.

WWF's Freshwater and Food team confronts two of the biggest threats to nature‚ – agriculture and infrastructure. In this factsheet you'll find a condensed overview of WWF's Freshwater and Food team's strategy which calls for a harmonious equilibrium between human needs and the conservation of the natural world. There is a critical interplay between freshwater and food. This factsheet illuminates the escalating demands on land and water for various sectors, pushing beyond sustainable limits.

Bhutan‚'s National Snow Leopard Survey Report 2022-2023 provides an updated status of the country‚'s current snow leopard population and distribution. The recent camera trapping survey was conducted across five protected areas in Bhutan and implemented by the Royal Government of Bhutan‚'s Department of Forests and Park Services, with support from WWF-Bhutan and partners. The results will contribute to the global goal of assessing the global snow leopard population.

As an apex predator of the alpine landscape, the snow leopard represents the ecosystem's overall health. However, large carnivores such as the snow leopard are globally threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, prey depletion, retaliation in response to livestock depredation, poaching for illegal trade, human-induced climate change, and other human disturbances. By understanding the snow leopard‚'s current population, we can effectively prioritize conservation efforts to preserve snow leopard habitats and safeguard their prey species.

This guide aims to provide government authorities clarity on the rationale and importance, the process and key elements, and the engagement of key stakeholders for the establishment of a robust seafood jurisdictional initiative.

This guide aims to provide seafood importers, brands, and end buyers clarity on the rationale and importance, the process and key elements, and the engagement of key stakeholders for the establishment of a robust seafood jurisdictional initiative.

These Guidelines for Jurisdictional Initiatives offer new approaches that aim to address systemic barriers at scale while engaging seafood sector stakeholders broadly in improvement efforts.

The Markets Institute has previously written about the potential for Argentina to differentiate its beef production by making deforestation- and conversion-free production a condition of export based on the country‚'s established traceability systems. A proof of concept conducted by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and key partners and consultants has now demonstrated the feasibility of this concept, with exports of verifiable deforestation-free beef and leather successfully completed to both the European Union and China.

While the proof of concept took place in one province, the implications for scale within Argentina and beyond are significant and cannot come soon enough. In parallel, WWF scientists and consultants developed a carbon calculator that enables cradle-to-export carbon measurements, including for land use change and farm level data based on agricultural practices.

Carbon sequestration, when greenhouse gases are kept out of the atmosphere for significant periods of time, is needed to address climate change. In addition to producing a useful food and feed product and improving ocean health, farmed seaweed can contribute to sequestration efforts. Sequestration rates underneath farms vary by location, composition of sediment, and farm yield but are greater than in sediments without a seaweed farm.

As a valued supporter, you are invited to join us on WWF Insider Journeys and witness the positive impact World Wildlife Fund is making with the help of your contributions.These wildlife- and nature-focused adventures are accompanied by WWF Experts and offer exclusive opportunities to see our work first- hand, including intimate encounters with the wildlife we pro- tect.You‚'ll meet individuals from local communities impacted by our conservation efforts as you‚'re immersed in the world of our staff and partners on the ground. Come explore the best of the natural world and the difference we‚'re making together.

This methodological guide, developed by WWF Peru with support from the USAID-funded Targeting Natural Resource Corruption project, serves to assess the corruption risks in the squid and mahi mahi fisheries value chains in Peru. While initially tailored to the specific context of Peru, this guide offers adaptability for broader application across sectors and contexts. It emphasizes and suggests adaptability, allowing users to modify the methodology to suit their specific needs and circumstances, including changing the order of methodological phases, adding more data collection steps, or applying alternative validation methods. This guide provides a simplified, yet comprehensive, overview of the corruption risk assessment process, though it cautions that practical implementation may demand careful planning due to its potentially labor-intensive nature. Ultimately, this guide serves as a valuable starting point for practitioners seeking to conduct similar assessments, drawing from WWF Peru's project experience and organized around four key methodological phases, with information on the sources used to design each part of the process.