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Rob Penn: An Amazon adventure part 1
For a month last autumn, Freddie Flintoff and I pedalled along what is perhaps the most controversial road in the world. The Trans-Amazonian Highway was built by the Brazilian military dictatorship in...
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Science facts and human must acts
The science is clearer now than ever before. And the science is telling us that at even relatively low levels of warming, there will be serious impacts to people and the fragile ecosystems that sustain...
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Rob Penn: An Amazon adventure part 2
During the second half of our trip, we found small signs that the global importance of the Amazon rainforest is being recognized locally. We spent a day with Paulo, who moved here when the Highway was...
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Trees, beef and cheese in Apuí
Trans-Amazonica; it sounds big right? Anything that can go through the Amazon has got to be immense. The road cuts 4,000 km across Brazil from the east coast (Atlantic) to its western border – in...
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Why the Treasury’s modelling on climate change policy is misleading
Most people would agree that we can never put an accurate monetary value on our health or the environment in which we live. But most would also agree that our inability to accurately value these things...
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Don’t skipjack, keep your Bigeye on the yellowfin
Many of us will be familiar with the different species of tuna that are traded internationally in cans, fresh, frozen steaks and sushi. However, the importance of tuna is far greater than as a filling...
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Five for Friday: 5 blog favourites from March and April
It’s been a busy few months on the blog site, so much so I didn’t even get around to doing my last Five for Friday. There were so many other interesting and important pieces that kept it off the...
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Tackling climate change, one bite at a time
At a time when the world’s most eminent climate scientists have produced their report on climate change impacts, adaptation and resilience, we’re reminded why climate change represents such a serious...
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Vote to keep EU environmental policies on the right track
If you’re passionate about the same things as we at WWF care about, then the upcoming EU elections are not to be missed. They offer us all an opportunity to have a say on a whole range of environmental...
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Ashley Cooper: 7 images depicting climate change
Photographer Ashley Cooper has spent more than a decade documenting the impacts of climate change. Here, he shares some of his most memorable images, and tells me his thoughts about the problems – and...
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Tigers untrapped: 11 images from Toshiji Fukuda
Toshiji Fukuda has been photographing the natural wonders in the far east of Russia for nearly 25 years. His dedication has resulted in countless amazing images – including a true rarity: a beautiful...
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The Water Act: Will it improve the rivers of England and Wales?
The short answer is more than we expected! After significant campaigning by a motley crew of anglers, twitchers and local river groups, and with the support of committed Members of the House of Lords,...
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How our partners are committed to Prosper
In July 2008, a year after I became Chief Executive of WWF-UK, I travelled to Colombia to see some of our work there. One of the visits I made was to Bavaria, where the SABMiller company that has...
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Explore, Discover, Learn…using an iPad
Embracing the use of iPads at the Living Planet Centre Here at WWF, we’re always seeking out tools that can make learning creative and exciting for pupils. So when the idea of using iPad’s came up, we...
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My 3 letters from the Penguin Post Office
Did you see the BBC2 Natural World documentary ‘Penguin Post Office’? It was a penguin extravaganza set at one of the UK’s most remote outposts. Port Lockroy, Goudier Island is located just off the...
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Schools out for summer – lets get crafty!
I can’t believe it’s already been six months since we opened to the public the WWF Experience at our Living Planet Centre (LPC). Since January we’ve welcomed over 10,000 visitors into the building...
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From London to Glasgow: making the sustainability link
The 2014 edition of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is over half way through now and the excitement keeps rising. Athletes, from countries formerly part of the British Empire, have performed...
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Politicians can deliver a Greener Britain
With the next UK General Election just eight months away, now is the time for political parties to set out their ambitions for the environment during the next Parliament. Houses of Parliament © Treye...
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Water stewardship in agriculture takes centre stage
This week in Stockholm, water’s ‘great and the good’ are meeting to discuss its many challenges. As usual, policy makers, NGO’s and progressive businesses are here but excitingly, this year, farmers...
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Fisheries Governance Roundup
In this fisheries governance blog I highlight four upcoming events. I’ll also be talking about the key measures that should feature on the agendas of these events, in particular, measures supporting...
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