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Climate change, shifting land use, and development increasingly isolate the world’s more than 200,000 protected areas.

In Southern Africa, five countries united by a shared vision for conservation undertake an elephant survey of historic proportions

As a child, artist Josh Gluckstein loved wandering through the wildlife exhibits at the London Natural History Museum.

Brazil launched the Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) program with WWF and partners in 2002, setting an aspirational goal: permanently secure more than 150 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon.

No amount of research could prepare me for its stunning variety of landscapes and wildlife.

Choking up the world’s rivers and streams has had major consequences for biodiversity and people. Now many experts agree: Some dams have run their course.

Using cutting-edge technology, researchers are uncovering profound links among ocean health, climate change, and the denizens of the deep

Since 2014, WWF has partnered with Native Nations throughout the Northern Great Plains in support of their bison restoration efforts.

I was born and raised in the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico and wandered in pecan orchards and swam in creeks and rivers as a child.

Analyzing the eDNA in 48 water samples, his team detected 134 species—including several tigers and their prey, such as muntjac and serow.

WWF and partners helped negotiate and fund a new “debt-for-nature swap” in the Peruvian Amazon.

I have been visiting this UNESCO World Heritage Site for 10 years, spending months at a time walking through the bush and photographing wildlife.

On World Water Day in 2022, Guli embarked on a yearlong journey, completing 200 marathons in water-stressed locations from Australia to Zambia.

As a child, after watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, she wanted to become a nature show host but thought “you had to cross oceans to find nature.”

I probably would have stayed put had it not been for the pure, incapable-of-lying joy in their voices as they begged me to join them.

When it comes to conservation, Gerald Butts considers himself a “skeptical optimist.”

When the pesticide industry released neonicotinoids or “neonics” in the 1990s, they marketed the chemicals as safer and more effective than older insecticides.

After the hottest year on record, here's what we can expect—and what we must accomplish—to combat the climate crisis in the year ahead.

Bees boast climate superpowers, especially when it comes to their role in preserving the health of threatened ecosystems and grasslands like the Northern Great Plains. The multitude of bees and other pollinators that help keep grasslands healthy are essential partners in maintaining a stable climate.

The theme for the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is “Rebuilding Trust,” a timely choice given the pledge that 190 nations made at last year’s UN climate conference (COP28) a few months ago to transition away from fossil fuels. The gathering at Davos is an opportunity for the government leaders and powerhouses in business and culture in attendance to take on the challenge of delivering this promise of a clean energy transition. The World Economic Forum is putting its stated goal of driving trust and accountability to the test, and the world is watching.

WWF is advocating for robust US policies in 2024, including the renewal and expansion of conservation programs, reduction of plastic waste through policy enactment, and more. Collaboration with partners, supporters, and activists is crucial for achieving lasting policy solutions and reversing the alarming rate of nature loss.

Through a pilot project that uses a special kind of long-range wireless technology in elephant collars, we’re testing how this new tech works with monitoring species over large and remote areas.

The Huilliche community of Yaldad, Chile gathers to cook and enjoy curanto, a dish that preserves their culture and honors the legacy of their ancestors.

Fifty years later, we’re reflecting on the success of our bedrock conservation law—and continuing to work together to ensure that it protects the world's most vulnerable species for another 50 years (and more!).