Mismanagement of Antarctic krill fishery putting whales at risk, says WWF. WWF objects to MSC certification of Antarctic krill fishery and urges establishment of network of Marine Protected Area in Southern Ocean Concentrated fishing […]
WWF calls for moratorium on krill fishing after negotiations fail to protect Antarctica’s superheroes. Leaders have failed to come to an agreement on critical fisheries management measures to protect krill, […]
WWF welcomes move to ratify ‘landmark’ High Seas Treaty. Rod Downie, chief adviser for polar and oceans at WWF-UK, said: “This is hugely welcome progress towards ratification of the High Seas […]
WWF announces Art for Your Oceans Selling Exhibition at Sotheby’s, London. WWF and Artwise curators in association with Sotheby’s are excited to announce Art For Your Oceans, a selling exhibition of specially commissioned […]
WWF calls for global ban on single-use plastic. WWF is calling on governments to support global bans and phase outs of the ‘most high-risk and unnecessary’ single-use plastic products – […]
WWF, together with leading banks, food businesses, farming groups and civil society organisations have come together to call for “bold and decisive action” from Government to raise the ambition of […]
WWF calls for stronger regulation of UK seafood sector New report offers first ever analysis of combined nature, climate and social impacts of UK seafood production and consumption, revealing a […]
WWF-Russia calls for temporary ban on Pacific halibut fishing. WWF-Russia has sent a letter to the head of the Russian Federal Fishery Agency, outlining their concerns about a fourfold decline […]
Issued on World Ocean Day, WWF’s new “Blueprint for a Living Planet” offers four principles to guide integrated ocean and climate action to strengthen the mitigation, adaptation and resilience potential […]
Carlsberg and WWF team up to plant sea grass. Beer producer Carlsberg is teaming up with WWF on a year-long partnership to restore carbon sequestering seagrass meadows across the UK […]
Protecting 30% of the Mediterranean Sea will boost fish stocks – WWF. Protecting 30% of the Mediterranean Sea could give a massive boost to declining fish species and marine biodiversity, […]
WWF-UK Comment on ICUN Red List – New assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released yesterday show 316 chondrichthyan species – sharks, rays and skates, and chimaeras – […]
EU’s new fisheries fund reintroduces harmful subsidies, says WWF WWF has criticised the EU Council and the European Parliament agreement on the distribution of the €6.108 billion budget of the European […]
WWF Calls for Camera Monitoring to Help Reduce Fishery bycatches Hundreds of thousands of endangered marine animals are dying unnecessarily every year as a result of being accidentally caught in […]
WWF’s River Dolphin River Initiative includes new Amazon river dolphin dashboard, collating two decades of population surveys and tagging On World River Dolphin Day, conservation group WWF is revealing the […]
WWF in partnership with Sky Ocean Rescue. WWF is one of the world’s largest independent conservation organisations, active in nearly 100 countries. Our supporters – more than five million of […]
WWF reveals Emergency Recovery Plan to halt the catastrophic collapse of world’s freshwater biodiversity Urgent safeguards needed after 83% decline in freshwater species in last 50 years With biodiversity vanishing […]
WWF urges urgent environmental action. Over £12 billion could be wiped off the UK’s economy every year by 2050 as a result of coastal damages alone, if we fail to […]
WWF – unclear EU fishing deals compromising sustainability. A lack of accountability and transparency around EU fishing activities outside EU waters is contributing to overfishing and endangering local food supply, […]
WWF launches strategic fisheries plan for Guyana – WWF-Guianas in recognising the importance of safeguarding of the marine environment in Guyana has presented their Strategic Framework and Management Plan 2019-2024 […]