May 17, 2012
New Delhi, India – Tiger range countries in their first meeting to review efforts on doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022, reported significant progress, but recognized that urgent and elevated action is still needed to halt poaching....
May 11, 2012
- A recent preliminary assessment of 63 legally protected areas in seven tiger range countries shows that only 22, or 35%, maintain WWF’s minimum standards of protection. This indicates that the areas set up to protect tigers and other threatened species are not necessarily the refuge they are designed to be, says WWF.
“Poaching is the most immediate threat to tigers and protected areas are the first line of defence against poaching,” says Mike Baltzer, Leader of WWF’s Tigers Alive...
May 3, 2012
- London, UK- WWF welcomes the launch of the Global Action Agenda under the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. But WWF urges participants in the initiative to work towards an Action Agenda that focuses much more on achieving energy access through sustainable energy sources and by implementing nationally binding targets through a multi stakeholder processes.
“Nearly three billion people globally lack access to clean, safe and...
April 26, 2012
- Fremantle, Australia: After more than a decade lagging behind all of the worlds other Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has begun to move towards sustainable management of the ocean’s fisheries.
WWF welcomes the long overdue endorsement of a precautionary approach for Indian Ocean tuna management as well as some basic elements of sustainable management measures including turtle and seabird protection. First...
April 22, 2012
- A month ahead of a senior government officials’ meeting, WWF is calling on tiger range countries to take steps to stop poachers stealing the gains made by the governments towards their goal to double the number of tigers in the wild.
“There is little hope of doubling the number of wild tigers if every conservation gain made by each of the countries is undermined by poachers every day,” said Mike Baltzer, Leader of WWF’s Tigers Alive Initiative. “Serious actions,...
April 12, 2012
- New Delhi: WWF-India’s Khangchendzonga Landscape (KCL) Programme based in Gangtok, Sikkim has been awarded the prestigious ‘Ground Water Augmentation Award-2010’ today by the Government of India for its work on springshed development in Sikkim.
The award is given every year for innovative practices of ground water augmentation. WWF-India was nominated for the award by the Rural Management and Development Department, Government of Sikkim for the support provided...
March 31, 2012
- SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: As the largest ever Earth Hour wraps up across Asia, Nelson Mandela has taken to Twitter to express his support for the cause to unite the world to protect the planet.
"Let us stand together to make of our world a sustainable source for our future as humanity on this planet" #NelsonMandela #EarthHour”, the anti-apartheid hero and former President of South Africa tweeted.
At the same time, Earth Hour’s I Will If You Will campaign...
March 8, 2012
- Sabita’s Journey with WWF-Nepal
Sabita Malla, 27 years of age, is WWF-Nepal’s Senior Research Officer. With a Master’s Degree in Wildlife Sciences from Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, Sabita has made significant strides as a young female conservationist. Her professional career started with WWF-Nepal in 2010 as Research Officer for the Terai...