World Wildlife Fund

The Living Planet Report chronicles a staggering decline in wildlife. But why should we care? As Rebecca Shaw explains in this episode of Nature Breaking, wildlife populations are an early warning indicator for nature’s decline. And nature delivers so many critical services – from clean air and clean water, to the food we eat, to protection from storms. Watch the full episode to learn more about the Living Planet Report and the actions we can take to stem the loss of nature.

When I joined World Wildlife Fund I was a relative newcomer to conservation, and the learning curve was steep – particularly when it came to acronyms.?BINGOs, COPs, CITES. I had to learn a whole new language. ? At WWF, we’re gearing up for a series of acronym-heavy global meetings later this month, starting with the CBD COP16. This meeting sets the global agenda for conservation and has consequences for everyone who depends on nature—which is to say, all of us. ? Here is a great explainer on what the CBD is, what a COP is, and what’s at stake during the global conservation meetings happening in Cali, Colombia in just a few weeks. https://bit.ly/3U1qqDs

The people who live in the places we work are critical leaders in conservation. Together with Indigenous communities across the world, we find practical and beneficial ways for both people and nature to thrive. Today we’re celebrating WWF’s partnership with the community of Savoonga on the island of Sivuqaq in the Bering Sea to host a week-long participatory photography workshop. At the end of the week, participants shared some of those photos at an open house exhibit which we’ve digitally replicated below. Enjoy images of the Arctic through the lenses of people that call it home: https://wwf.to/3BG0jvp.

With COP16 around the corner, we’re looking for governments to accelerate, finalize, and implement their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans to meet 30x30 goals. A new paper from World Wildlife Fund confirms that “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs) are a powerful way to get there. ? The paper finds that almost 30% of the 820 reported OECMs analyzed in the study overlap with identified Key Biodiversity Areas, underscoring the critical role that conserved areas, outside of protected areas, can and should play in achieving Target 3. ? While protected areas and national parks will play a big role in achieving 30x30, WWF is also calling on countries to embrace OECMs, which are governed by a variety of rights holders including Indigenous peoples and local communities. Scaling up our understanding and engagement with the OECM framework can help ensure that we not only deliver critical biodiversity conservation goals but do it in a more equitable way. ? Congratulations to the Harry Jonas and a number of WWF colleagues, UNEP-WCMC, and others for their work on this paper. ? Read the full assessment here: https://lnkd.in/eGmCRNn6

The 2024 #LivingPlanetReport is out, and the findings are incredibly worrying. The decline of species populations serves as an early warning that whole ecosystems are at risk of collapse. Climate change and nature loss threaten our survival, but we are not yet past the point of no return. World leaders already have agreements in place to save life on our planet, they just need to meet the moment and act now. Get informed: https://wwf.to/3CUh8kg.

The 2024 Living Planet Report launched today unveils a critical concept for our planet's future: tipping points. These points occur when environmental pressures drive ecosystems past a critical threshold, leading to abrupt and potentially irreversible changes, endangering nature and humanity. For instance, the Amazon Rainforest faces the risk of irreversible damage if deforestation reaches 20-25%, with already 17% lost. Similarly, coral reefs are threatened with up to 90% at risk of dying due to global warming, impacting millions of lives. The silver lining? We can still take action to bolster nature's resilience, stop climate change, and avert these catastrophic tipping points. Explore more about tipping points at: https://lnkd.in/gk-jEJVP. Delve into the details of the 2024 Living Planet Report at https://lnkd.in/gxTVj7vG. Let's strive to protect our planet's delicate balance. #LivingPlanetReport #TippingPoints #ClimateAction

Breaking news: The 2024 Living Planet Report shows a 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations over just 50 years. We are inching closer to dangerous and irreversible tipping points that put our natural world at risk. We have the solutions. We know what to do. Get informed: https://wwf.to/3CUh8kg

The 2024 Living Planet Report is out, and the message is clear: Nature is in crisis. There has been a 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations since 1970. These declines are an early warning indicator of increasing extinction risk and the potential loss of ecosystem health and resilience. As vital ecosystems near collapse, we are dangerously close to tipping points that could lead to irreversible impacts for both people and the planet. While time is running out, there’s still hope. We have the global agreements and solutions to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030, but current action falls far short of what’s needed. To truly make a difference, we must transform our energy, food, and finance systems, and restore nature in a fair and inclusive way. The stakes are too high to ignore. Explore the 2024 Living Planet Report and discover the steps we need to take—before it’s too late. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eVH-CMtN #LPR2024 #LivingPlanetReport

Our thoughts are with those in the path of Hurricane Milton and those recovering from Hurricane Helene. These extreme weather events deepen our resolve to push for urgent climate action.

There’s no such place as “away.”? ? That’s what the UK’s Minister for Nature, Mary Creagh, said at a recent WEF-hosted discussion, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head.?It’s how she coaches people to rethink what it means to just throw something “away” - especially plastic waste.?Because one person’s “away” is someone else’s home. ? Mary was speaking at a meeting focused on how to best mobilize financing to keep plastics out of nature in advance of the INC-5, where world leaders will meet to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty. ? At World Wildlife Fund, we’re looking for these leaders to decide on bold, binding global actions across the entire plastic lifecycle. That’s what we need to protect nature, human health, and put our planet on a path to recovery. #INC5 https://wwf.to/3ztztWQ