Tag: WWF

WWF calls on countries to unite around necessary binding upstream measures and urgently adopt the treaty that people and nature need

Stuart Mitchell

WWF is disappointed that countries failed to reach an agreement despite a vast majority of governments demanding ambitious measures that science has shown can stop plastic pollution.  Almost all countries stood up and applauded Rwanda’s lead negotiator Juliet Kabera’s call on countries during the final INC-5 plenary to symbolically show their support for a globally binding and ambitious plastic pollution treaty that extends over plastics’ entire lifecycle. In addition, during the plenary session, Mexico together with a majority group of 95 countries from various regions, stated that they will not…

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World Wildlife Fund & Hampton University Launch Environmental Journalism Scholarship

Stuart Mitchell

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the leading conservation nonprofits known for its iconic panda logo, is partnering with Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications to support the next generation of environmental journalists through a new scholarship and mentorship initiative. Announced virtually during a Student Town Hall at the Robert P. Scripps Auditorium, the program seeks to amplify emerging, diverse voices in a field critical to tackling the environmental challenges of our time. The environmental journalism field is shrinking, with a record number of newsroom jobs eliminated…

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AHLA, World Wildlife Fund Make it Easier for Hoteliers to Reduce Food Waste

Stuart Mitchell

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have announced a revamped Hotel Kitchen platform that will help hoteliers around the country prevent food waste, protect the environment by diverting food from landfills, and reduce operating costs. The revamped Hotel Kitchen platform will make it easier to reach the goal of cutting U.S. food waste in half by 2030. Improvements include: Guidelines and best practices for hotel employees at all levels, including corporate leadership and owners, hotel operators, and staff who run meetings and events and…

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New Database Provides World’s Most Comprehensive Data on River Barriers and Reservoirs

Stuart Mitchell

There has been a catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations in just 50 years (1970-2020), according to World Wildlife Fund‘s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2024. The report warns that parts of our planet are approaching dangerous tipping points driven by the combination of nature loss and climate change which pose grave threats to humanity. The Living Planet Index, provided by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), tracks almost 35,000 vertebrate populations of 5,495 species from 1970-2020. The steepest decline is in freshwater populations (85%), followed…

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New Program Could Put an End to Global Environmental Destruction for Food Production

Stuart Mitchell

Codex Planetarius and the 1% solution, kicked off recently by World Wildlife Fund’s Markets Institute, aims to rewrite the future of food production by supporting the growing demand for globally traded food while minimizing the negative environmental consequences. When fully developed and launched, Codex Planetarius will: Provide a baseline for environmental performance in global production and trade of food and soft commodities. Inform regulatory guidelines for governments and global trade that would apply to international trade agreements, eventually to be adopted by entities like the World Trade Organization. Provide much-needed…

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