Tag: WWF

Recharge Pakistan Project receives $77.8 million funding boost from the Green Climate Fund, United States Agency for International Development, The Coca-Cola Foundation and World Wildlife Fund

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced $66 million in funding to support the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to reduce the twin climate impacts of flooding and drought and improve resilience in some of the country’s most vulnerable communities. Titled “Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s Resilience to Climate Change through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Integrated Flood Risk Management,” the initiative is the largest investment at the national level to-date in an ecosystem-based approach to flood and water resources management. The new 7-year project brings together a broad set of funders to help…

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WWF report highlights 380 new species discoveries in the Greater Mekong region

Stuart Mitchell

A color-changing lizard, a thick-thumbed bat, a poisonous snake named after a Chinese mythological goddess, an orchid that looks like a muppet, and a tree frog with skin that resembles thick moss are five of the 380 new species described by scientists in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia in 2021 and 2022, according to a new report released by WWF. With many of the species already under threat of extinction from human activities, WWF is calling on governments in the region to increase protection for these rare, amazing…

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Ørsted and WWF embark on marine restoration project in the Danish North Sea to contribute to ocean biodiversity

Stuart Mitchell

Over the last century, there has been a drastic decrease in the number and quality of biogenic reefs in the North Sea – with different species being affected by disease, overfishing, climate change, or changes to the water quality.   In Danish waters, biogenic reefs are created by bivalves such as mussels or oysters. These species can form biogenic reefs consisting of living animals and empty shells from bivalves.  The BioReef project aims to promote the recovery of these once common biogenic reefs of European flat oysters and horse mussels in…

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UN Plastic Pollution Treaty ‘one step closer’ to being realized, as negotiators in Paris agree to start developing a draft treaty with global rules to curb plastic pollution

Stuart Mitchell

The second negotiation meeting for the UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution (INC-2) has provided another important step forward in global efforts to address the worsening plastic crisis. Concluding last month, WWF strongly welcomes the ‘tangible progress’ made in the talks and the agreement by states to develop a first iteration of the treaty text (a ‘zero draft’) ahead of the next round of negotiations taking place in Kenya in November (INC-3). Recently WWF has seen the vast majority of governments actively calling for an ambitious and impactful global…

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Tackling the nature and climate crises is the biggest business opportunity this century, say industry leaders

Stuart Mitchell

Business leaders including Deborah Meaden and leaders from NatWest, John Lewis Partnership and the Financial Conduct Authority, are joining the UK’s three leading nature charities WWF, RSPB and National Trust to urge all businesses to act now to tackle the nature and climate crises. Nature is the foundation of the systems that allow businesses to function, yet the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. Nature loss and climate change are resulting in ecological breakdown at an unprecedented level, creating risks to businesses from supply…

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