World Wildlife Fund’s Post

Businesses can make the greatest contribution to solving the climate crisis by reducing emissions from their value chains. What they need now is a suite of flexible - and scientifically rigorous - approaches to get there.   WWF's Director General Kirsten Schuijt explains in Context Newsroom: "The debate on Scope 3 targets doesn’t boil down to “for or against” carbon credits, as some would have you believe. Most companies are just looking for simpler processes, easier target-setting methods, and frameworks that enable them to focus on the highest impact emissions categories and invest in solutions - something Science Based Targets initiative and the GHG Protocol should help support." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eeVR5_Ba

Join us on July 16th to hear about the inclusive processes undertaken in Chile and Mexico towards Target 3. We will engage with representatives Diego Flores Arrate, Chief of Protected Areas Department, Natural Resources and Biodiversity Division, Ministry of Environment of Chile, and Adán Peña, National Commissioner, National Commission of Protected Areas in Mexico joining us to share their countries’ work towards Target 3. They will discuss integrating Target 3 roadmaps in their NBSAP process, and how some countries are working to address OECMs in their 30x30 goals. Spanish translations will be available. Registration is required; find the details below: Advancing the 30x30 (Target 3), Latin American perspectives: Chile and Mexico July 16th, 10:00-11:30 Mexico, 12:00 -13:30 Chile and Washington DC, (1-hour ½) Register here: https://wwf.to/3XWSdYz. These webinars are organized by the Conservation Areas Initiative as we conclude the GEF-7 Target 3 project (Collaborative Planning for an Inclusive and Effective Conservation Approach to Target 3). Over the last two years, this project has supported national planning toward Target 3 in six countries: Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, and Zimbabwe. The webinars aim to share experiences and approaches on how countries are planning to fulfill Target 3 in ways that are inclusive, equitable, and effective.

Seaweed can be used to feed people, livestock, and even as a fertilizer to boost land-based crops. But like any industry, there are countless people working behind the scenes to bring those products to market. In this week’s episode of Nature Breaking we’re profiling two people who are helping to tell that story: @anaborrerosantiago and @jeff-siebert-bananabones. They recently collaborated on a documentary series called “Portrait of a Seaweed Farmer,” which was commissioned by WWF. As Ana explains in the clip below, she loves being a seaweed farmer because it allows her to contribute toward a more sustainable path for our planet. Catch the whole episode to hear more insights from Ana and Jeff: bit.ly/4cOhw3H.

How is climate change affecting ocean resources? Hear oceanographer and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at NOAA Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet on the emerging geopolitics of warming oceans in the latest episode of Breaking Waves: https://wwf.to/4eP8KDA.

Danielle Brigida, Senior Director of Wildlife Communications and Strategy at WWF, recently visited WWF Bhutan to participate in a project collecting environmental DNA for a look into the area’s biodiversity. Take a look at her gorgeous photos of the trip, including a few wildlife cameos!