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The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international conservation organization that works with governments, businesses and individuals to protect nature and raise environmental awareness.

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Italian Earth Hour in Rome

Cities around the world turn off lights for nature

Millions of people around the world are observing the annual Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 24, 2018
The giant panda is one of many animals threatened by global warming

Half of wildlife in biodiversity hotspots at risk

A new WWF study predicts drastic consequences for wildlife around the world if temperatures keep rising.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 14, 2018
A bird sits near the road with cars in the background

An unquiet world

We are most sensitive to sounds when they disturb us. When sound becomes noise, it knocks many species off balance.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 13, 2018
Referendum - Schweiz Energiegesetz - Windkraft Nufenenpass

Cities leading the transition to renewables

Over 100 cities worlwide get at least 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 9, 2018
Drought conditions in western India

Hydropower dries

Hydropower is our largest renewable energy source, but hydropower plants are running out of water due to climate change.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 1, 2018
King Penguins

Climate change threatens Antarctica's king penguins

With king penguins traveling farther for their food, the birds could disappear by the end of the century, a study found.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 27, 2018
A brown and white snowshoe hare in winter

White-coated critters caught out by climate change

Animals that grow a white coat in winter are at risk from predators as summers lengthen and snow cover retreats.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 15, 2018
Former Dutch prime minister Ruud Lubbers in B/W

Dutch ex-premier Lubbers dies

Ruud Lubbers, the Netherlands' longest serving prime minister, has died aged 78.
PoliticsFebruary 14, 2018
Eisbären in der Arktis

Bye-bye, polar bears?

Many polar bears can't catch enough prey anymore, researchers found. It could push the species closer to extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2018
Polar bear mother and young resting

Bears in peril

There are only eight species of bear in the world — and six of these are threatened with extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 1, 201811 images
The yellow-breasted bunting is massively at risk of extinction (Foto: Huang Qiusheng)

Farewell to a songbird?

The yellow-breasted bunting is now "critically endangered" mainly due to hunting, say nature conservationists.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 25, 2018
Central African Republic: elephants in Dzanga Sangha National Park

The wilderness and the war

With civil war raging in the Central African Republic, conservationists are seeking to protect the wilderness.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 16, 2018
Symbolbild Wolfsaugen

Inside Europe: Concern over Norway's wolves

In Norway, environmentalists and sheep farmers regularly clash over the rights of the predator versus the need to protect people and their livestock. This year, WWF Norway will be taking the Norwegian state to court over what the environmental organisation sees as an unsustainable hunt of an animal already threatened with extinction. Lars Bevanger has this report from Oslo.
PoliticsJanuary 12, 201805:35 min
Rosa Flussdelfine im Amazonas in Brasilien

How threatened is the Amazon River dolphin?

Amazon River dolphins are threatened. But we still know very little about them.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 9, 2018
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Ultrasound Scans for River Dolphins

The Amazonian pink river dolphin is under threat. WWF is gathering data about the animal.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 5, 201801:26 min
Erik Solheim

'Change can happen'

There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic despite pressing environmental problems, UNEP chief Erik Solheim tells DW.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 20, 2017
Visitors look at specimens of animals on display at the Shanghai Natural History Museum

Disappearing biodiversity

The passenger pigeon, the woolly mammoth and the Tasmanian tiger – all extinct. But how many animals have died out?
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 22, 2017
An African elephant lifting up its trunk

Outrage over Trump elephant trophy ban reversal

Trump's administration has decided to allow hunters to import the body parts of African elephants killed for sport.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 16, 2017
Frankreich Adler zur Bekämpfung von Dronen

Europe remains a major bird killer

Despite legal protection, illegal bird killings are still largely happening in Europe.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 24, 2017
A gorillas in Rwanda

Protecting Africa's endangered mountain gorillas

Civil war, deforestation, disease and poaching have driven the mighty mountain gorilla to the brink of extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 9, 2017
Illustration Riesen-Ratte

Giant coconut-eating rat found in Solomon Islands

Scientists have recorded a new species but warn that habitat loss means it is already close to extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 2017
Germany's Green Belt

From death zone to nature reserve

This year's German Environmental Prize winner talks about the Green Belt, and how other countries may carry it forward.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 7, 2017
Wolf

Germans divided over return of wolves

Wolves are making a comeback in Germany. But the return of a feared predator has the human population fiercely divided.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 31, 2017
A rhino lies dead on the ground, the place where its horn should be is a bloodied gash

Controversial rhino horn auction in South Africa

A private breeder is auctioning rhino horn after a court ruled that domestic sales of the horn were legal.
PoliticsAugust 25, 2017
Indonesien Orang-Utans Bedrohung durch Waldrodung

Not an ape's world

Ahead of International Orangutan Day on Saturday - the big apes are still facing extinction due to deforestation.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 18, 2017
Deforestation at Korindo oil palm concession at Merauke, West Papua, Indonesia

Palm oil everywhere

Palm oil is found in everything from food to cosmetics. And it doesn't mix well with sea water.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 10, 2017
Loxodonta africana

Anthropocene apocalypse?

News of a sixth mass extinction makes for frightening reading. Is it really inevitable?
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 14, 2017
An elephant and lion pictured in Tanzania's Selous National Park

Outcry over Tanzanian dam

Tanzania's government is defying UN and WWF calls to abandon a dam project in the ecologically rich Selous reserve.
PoliticsJuly 4, 2017
Spanien Waldbrand im Donana National Park

At risk despite protection

Natural reserves are expected to protect wildlife and biodiversity, but some fail by far - also within Europe.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 27, 2017
Western Australia swamp tortoise

Climate change: Move it or lose it?

Moving species to new habitats could save them from climate change - but some scientists have doubts.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 2017
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Protesting to end shark meat sales

Dressed in shark costumes, protesters marched to a popular restaurant in Hong Kong, demanding an end to shark fin sales.
June 10, 201700:35 min
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The return of the eagle

The eagle is making a slow comeback from the brink of extinction in Germany - the "Bird Man" lets you get up close.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 30, 2017
Last remaining male northern white rhino seen at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya

Swipe right to save the rhino

The world's last male northern white rhino has joined Tinder in a bid to save his species from extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 26, 2017
Whareatea West, New Zealand

Coal versus Kiwis

A long mining tradition in New Zealand is clashing with efforts to protect pristine nature.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 23, 2017
Maui's dolphin

The last of their kind

These are some of the rarest animals on the planet.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 19, 2017
A rescued albino Orang-Utan, Borneo

Name sought for rescued albino orangutan

After her rescue from illegal captivity in Borneo, this rare albino orangutan needs a name.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 12, 2017
Atlantic puffins congregate near their burrows on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine

Will Brexit harm biodiversity?

Without key EU environment laws, decliningUK wildlife species may need stronger protection.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 11, 2017
Little desert tortoise

Tanks and tortoises

US marines and biologists are airlifting threatened desert tortoises to new locations safe from military training.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 9, 2017
A baby Sunda pangolin and its mother are seen at the Singapore's Night Safari

Pangolin scale seizure

Malaysian officials have seized nearly a ton of pangolin scales. Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammals.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 8, 2017
Lapwing - a black-white bird with colorful shimmering wings

'Dramatic' decline in European birds

Habitat loss and a decline in insects are two of the main factors behind how an alarming decrease in Europe's birds.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 4, 2017
Lebensmittel im Müll

'MealSaver' app cuts food waste

A smart phone up wants to reduce food waste in Germany.
BusinessMay 4, 2017
Lynx

Balkan Lynxes - the last of their kind

Environmental activists in the western Balkans are trying to save one of the rarest cats in the world: the Balkan lynx.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 2, 2017
DW eco@africa - Zimbabwe Viktoria Falls

Cheer up! Can optimism help protect the environment?

It's not all doom and gloom. The first Conservation Optimism Summit suggests a need, as well as a cause, for optimism.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 2017
Indien Fungoid frog

Flu cure from frogs?

The humble frog may hold the cure to some of our worst diseases. But many species are at risk of extinction.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 19, 2017
Greater Indian rhinoceros

Protected but not safe

Endangered animals are poached even in the world's protected areas, says conservation group WWF.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 18, 2017
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The Magic of No Light

Around the globe, millions of people, businesses and landmarks switch of the lights for one hour for climate protection.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 24, 201701:13 min
Bildkombo Earth Hour Sydney Oper

Can Earth Hour make a difference?

The annual Earth Hour event has grown into a global movement urging climate action. But can it actually change anything?
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 24, 2017
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S Africa poised to permit domestic trade in rhino horn

Private rhino owners welcome a draft bill on rhino horn trade, conservationists are worried.
PoliticsMarch 10, 2017
Südafrika Quan McGeorge, Tierschützer und Eco Hero bei der Eco@Africa Sendung

African penguins under threat

Conservationists in South Africa are helping African penguins survive in the face of marine pollution and overfishing.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 9, 2017
Elefanten-Baby Anjuli im Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg

Elephant poaching is losing Africa millions

The tourism sector loses around $25 million yearly due to elephant poaching, a WWF study has shown.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 8, 2017