Publications

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to plague the world‚'s marine resources despite increased attention and initiatives. NOAA Fisheries, the Henry L. Stimson Center, and WWF hosted a Seafood Traceability Practitioner's Workshop to open a dialogue on this issue and bring together creative minds and best practices from practitioners in government, industry, and NGOs. The overall goal was to facilitate the exchange of practical information and innovative ideas for solutions designed to improve seafood traceability and ultimately prevent IUU fish and fish products from entering the global seafood supply chain.

In collaboration with the CARE-WWF Alliance, EnGen Collaborative conducted a literature review as a critical step in responding to the question: What is the cost of biodiversity loss and environmental degradation on gender equality? The research unearthed several findings about the relationship between gender and the environment, but what is most noteworthy are the gaps that emerged.

Transparent Governance of Natural Resources (TGNR) is a project funded by USAID and executed by WWF with three (3) organizations that contributed information and the methodology for the analysis. The project's primary aim was to generate clear and feasible recommendations for mitigating corruption and organized crime that are the cause of deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity loss in the Amazon and the Colombian Pacific. To this end, the TGNR identified and prioritized four (4) drivers associated with this environmental problem: illegal gold mining, illegal logging, wildlife trafficking and land grabbing.

Challenges and solutions for migratory whales navigating national and international seas.

The Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) is a WWF-led multistakeholder initiative that provides thought leadership on responsibly sourced bioplastics as part of a circular economy. A foundational objective of the BFA is to develop and maintain a methodology for assessing bioplastic feedstocks in order to secure a common understanding of responsible sourcing considerations. This methodology, which is an update to a version published in 2016, serves as a tool to allow brands and producers to make more transparent sourcing decisions on biobased plastic feedstocks.

This Markets Institute white paper looks at how crises ripple through the food industry, resulting in financial, legal, operational, and reputational damage, and how companies can proactively and transparently address their risk.

The Greater Mekong region is one of planet Earth‚'s most important biodiversity hotspots, highlighted by the endless number of new species discovered there every year. The region‚'s biodiversity richness is a result of its complex geological and climatic history, and its diverse landscapes, including extensive karstic regions. Only by using different methods, including comparing physical characteristics and performing molecular analyses, can researchers determine the true dimensions of this partly hidden biodiversity. High species richness and ongoing discovery rates also underscore the conservation importance of the Greater Mekong region and its unique inhabitants. To record this treasure trove of biodiversity before it is completely lost, we must accelerate our work and strengthen international cooperation. Greater support is required for local and early-career scientists and conservationists to establish and expand international collaborations, because such networks help to record biodiversity more quickly.

WWF has produced this comprehensive guidance to help Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) practitioners and stakeholders work successfully with the issue of seafood traceability to achieve improved FIP outcomes and to encourage transparent and responsible practices across the fishing industry. The guidance is divided into two parts to provide both a theoretical introduction to traceability in the context of FIPs and a set of practical tools to help FIP managers and stakeholders integrate traceability into FIP practices.

As part of the No Plastic in Nature vision, WWF released this position on Chemical Recycling Implementation Principles to help inform if, and how, the emerging waste management technology should be pursued as a plastic waste mitigation tactic.