Conservation in Action across Asia Pacific

Snapshot of WWF’s Priority Conservation Programmes across Asia Pacific

Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)

Tigers on the brink

Throughout the tiger’s range, spanning 14 countries across Asia Pacific, WWF is working tirelessly to bring about a profound change for the future of the species. Numbering 100,000 in the early 1900s, as few as 5,000 remain in the wild.

Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

Rhino Rescue

WWF’s Rhino Rescue project aims to gain a better understanding of the ecological, biological and spatial needs of the Sumatran rhino. Knowledge gained from this study will then be used to develop specific recommendations relating to Sumatran rhino conservation and other wildlife, the results will hopefully be incorporated into forest management plans so that forests and species live on.

Heart of Borneo

The Heart of Borneo is one of the most important areas for biodiversity on the planet. WWF is working with business and governments to conserve this treasure for Southeast Asia through sustainable forest management, best investment options and efficient land use planning.

Climate Change

The impacts of climate change on the planet are all too obvious – drought, rising sea levels and melting polar ice caps. Over one billion people will be adversely affected by climate impacts according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with Asia Pacific countries being the most vulnerable. In India, rising sea levels frequently washes away houses, land and livestock. Changing weather patterns in Malaysia have resulted in landslides and flooding, destroying homes, lives and livelihoods. WWF is working to ensure that a new UN climate change treaty enters into force in 2013, one that puts us on the path of a low-carbon economy, reduces global greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.

Fishing at dusk on the Mekong river, Laos

Greater Mekong

A region comprising Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China. This precious landscape is home to many thousands of species, including Asian elephants, tigers, Irrawaddy dolphins and one of the only two populations of the critically endangered Javan rhino. WWF is actively engaged in conservation action for a living Mekong.

Yangtze

Home to iconic species such as the giant panda, snow leopard and finless porpoise, the mighty Yangtze River is a vital artery in China’s economy. In partnership with the government, WWF has helped restore fragmented giant panda habitat and establish a network of 68 nature reserves, covering over 70 per cent of the total giant panda population. Conservation action is also looking at the impacts of climate change to find solutions to ensure economic and social benefits

Corals become "bleached" when water temperatures rise too high and are sustained for too long, Fiji.

Coral Triangle

Born out of the collision of tropical light, warm sea temperatures and oceanic currents, this vast area of the Indo-Pacific region harbours 75% of all known coral species. Nowhere else on Earth will you find 6 of the 7 marine turtle species, more than 3,000 species of fish, the heaviest bony fish of the deep (meet the 1,000kg mola) and the coelacanth: a species thought until recently to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. WWF creates policies to ensure responsible environmental management of the area, raises awareness, and promotes the sharing of skills for better stewardship of the Coral Triangle's amazing marine world.

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