WWF International is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF acts locally through a network of over 90 offices in 40 countries worldwide.

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of our planet’s natural environment, and build a future in which humans can live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

From the WWF International (Co-Chair) blog

A second chance for a trapped whale shark

20 May, 2013: Fishermen in the Sonmiani Bay have successfully released a juvenile whale shark trapped in their fishing nets. A tuna gillnet operating along the Balochistan coast caught the 3.5 metre whale shark accidentally. The captain of the vessel, Muhammad Ismail, a fisherman trained by WWF-Pakistan...

Photos offer rare glimpse into panda habitat

Beijing – WWF today released dozens of photographs and video footage of endangered species captured by camera traps in the mountainous giant panda reserves in China, marking this year's International Day for Biological Diversity. The images and footage, rarely seen before, showcase an array of...

The Carpathian Convention at 10: On the map, but much left to do

By Andreas BeckmannThe Carpathians turn 10 years old this month. The venerable mountains have of course been around for longer – at least 66 million years in fact. But it has been only relatively recently that the Carpathians, which stretch across seven countries in Central and Eastern...