Music for a living Danube
From Germany’s Black Forest to the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine, WWF and an Austrian musician journey down one of Europe’s longest rivers, raising awareness along the way about threats to its survival.
Sustainable fishing catches on in the Amazon
Fishermen on Brazil's Lake Santo Antonio have much to celebrate following the end of a ban on fishing for pirarucu – one of the world's largest freshwater fish. Thanks to a successful WWF-supported sustainable fishing programme, they can once again catch the prized fish.
Congo forest company goes “green”
More and more logging companies are turning to sustainable forest management practices — something widely ignored in the past. Find out how WWF is working with a logging company and local communities in the Republic of Congo to achieve responsible forestry.
Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau
Yanshiping is the last town on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway before entering Tibet. At an altitude of 4700 metres, its landscape in summer is marked by shaggy yaks grazing in the green alpine pastures. In winter, temperatures reach as low as -20°C. It is no surprise that people welcome a warmer climate. Find out more about melting glaciers and climate change in central China.
A Ugandan river under siege
Uganda’s Waki River flows westerly through a mosaic of forests and wetlands, serving as a crucial source of freshwater for local communities and wildlife. However, the production of a popular locally-brewed gin is posing a threat to the river's survival. Find out more about river conservation in Uganda.
Waiter, there’s a shark fin in my soup!
Love them or loathe them, as top predators, sharks play an important role in the marine ecosystem — their decline is symbolic of all that’s gone wrong in the oceans as a result of mismanagement and greed. Find out more about shark conservation and fisheries management.
Driving along Brazil’s Highway BR-163
It’s a cloudy morning and three 4X4s are leaving downtown Santarém in the northern Brazilian state of Pará towards Highway BR-163, one of the main roads cutting through the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The government built the road to develop the region. Conservationists fear it threatens the environment. Find out more about road building and deforestation in the Amazon.
Kiwis of the Sea: New Zealand dolphins under threat
Endemic to the coastal waters of New Zealand, Hector's and Maui's dolphins are increasingly threatened by fisheries bycatch, marine pollution and boat disturbance. Find out more about protecting the world's most endangered dolphin species.
Keeping the river clean: Chambal River, India
India's Chambal River is ranked as one of the country's cleanest rivers. But increased habitat destruction, pollution and poaching is threatening the river's freshwater species. Find out more about protecting the Chambal and the gharial, one of the world's most endanagered freshwater crocs.
A second chance for Bali’s marine turtles
The tropical Indonesian island of Bali has long been a mecca for tourists in search of fine white beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. But there is a dark side to paradise. Following terrorist bombings that rocked this tropical island in recent years, the local economy has taken a beating, and so has conservation. Find out more about the challenges of marine turtle protection in Indonesia.