An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...

Alarming new data by the Global Forest Watch shows record-breaking tropical forest loss in 2024. It's time to speed up action to safeguard our forests.

With a new landmark global agreement on nature directing governments to eliminate harmful subsidies, align financial flows with a nature-positive future, and require the private sector to disclose ...

Tropical regions face wildlife populations plummeting at a staggering rate Freshwater species populations have suffered an 83% fall The report’s Living Planet Index shows that there is no time to lose ...

Carried out by members of the IUCN Sturgeon Specialist Group (SSG), the new assessment highlights that almost two-thirds of sturgeon and paddlefish species are now critically endangered on the IUCN ...

Notes to the Editor For more information, please contact: [email protected] A summary of the report “ Impacts of plastic pollution in the ocean on marine species, biodiversity and ecosystems ” is ...

Brazil is drying up! The country has lost 15 per cent of its surface water in the past 30 years, according to an alarming analysis published on the new MapBiomas Water Platform. Overall, Brazil’s ...

The temptation to skip to steps lower in the hierarchy that are easier or cheaper will at best provide a temporary bandaid to these complex global challenges and at worst, cannibalize efforts for ...

WWF report highlights dangers posed by mercury to people and nature across the Amazon river basin Alongside the all-too-visible deforestation, the Amazon is facing an invisible but increasing threat ...

Wetlands, the most economically valuable and among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, are disappearing three times faster than forests with severe consequences for our future unless urgent ...

BEIJING (February 28, 2015) -- The worldwide population of wild giant pandas increased by 268 over the last decade according to a new survey conducted by the government of China. The increase in ...

Introduction More than 145 million tonnes of sugar (sucrose) is produced per year in about 120 countries; open pan (artisanal) sugar production in Asia probably adds more than ten million tonnes to ...