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World Wildlife Fund

'Sleepwalking Towards Edge of a Cliff': 60% of Earth's Wildlife Gone Since 1970

In 11th Annual Earth Hour, Green Groups Call for Global Effort to Combat Climate Crisis and Defend Biodiversity

Julia Conley, staff writer

From Paris's Eiffel Tower to the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, world landmarks went dark Saturday night for one hour

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World's Oceans and Marine Life Threatened as 'Never Before in Human History'

Julia Conley, staff writer

"It is now clear our actions are having a significant impact on the world's...

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Global Demand for Meat Amounts to 'Appetite for Destruction,' Says New Study

Julia Conley, staff writer

Report points to massive need for land to grow feed crops as an overlooked cost...

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'The Greatest Single Step' to Help Elephants Was Just Taken

NOAA Issues 'Jaw-Dropping' Assessment on 'Unprecedented' Arctic Warming

Lights Dim Worldwide in 'Call to Switch on Our Collective Power'

Canaries in the Arctic: New Study Shows Stunning Polar Bear Decline

Planet on the Brink: Human Activity Killing the Planet's Life-Supporting Systems

'Clean Coal' Greenwashing Ad Ruled Misleading by UK Regulator

Will Big Oil Execs Ever Stand Trial for Willful Climate Deceit?

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Survival International

Letters Implicate WWF in Illegal Land Grab and Human Rights Abuses

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Alpine Lifelines on the Brink

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Fiore Longo

A Colonialist Land Grab Is Happening Right Now in Congo

Rajesh Makwana

Sharing a (Not So) Living Planet

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