Around the world, WWF is seeking positive ways forward that help people and nature to thrive:
Helping small-scale fishers: the climate crisis is harming the majority of fish species caught by small-scale fishers – including the commercially important anchovies, sardines and tuna. A new WWF report highlights how the livelihoods of millions of people and many vulnerable communities are at risk if the small-scale fishing sector is not helped to adapt to the climate crisis.
Challenging plastic pollution: we’ve highlighted how “ghost gear” – fishing equipment lost or left at sea – is a deadly menace to marine life, with Mexico now joining the 16 governments already supporting the WWF-backed Global Ghost Gear Initiative. Meanwhile, calls for a global plastic pollution treaty continue to gain momentum: almost 2 million people have signed our petition (please join them), and a new report and accompanying business manifesto represent the first collective corporate action in support of such a treaty.