{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["WWF International"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":1076,"relation":"eq"},"page":47,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=wwf-international&page=47","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=wwf-international&page=48","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"wwf-000398","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000398","title":"No Grain Left Behind","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/181/3b6w6ibxh5_WWF_NoGrainLeftBehind_PART6_Final3.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A WWF study finds that post-harvest losses for corn and soy in the US are significantly higher than industry expectations, with corn losses averaging 4.7% and soy 4.5%. These losses result in billions of dollars in economic waste and millions of tons of GHG emissions. The report identifies equipment sophistication and operator experience as primary drivers of loss and argues that reducing these losses can alleviate pressure to convert natural habitats into cropland.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global food loss is higher than previously thought, with new estimates suggesting 40% of all food grown goes uneaten, and approximately 1.3 billion tons of food lost on farms globally, representing 15% of all global food production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the US, measured field-level losses for corn averaged 4.7%, significantly exceeding the 0.65% estimated by farmers and the 1% target encouraged by extension agents. This creates a loss overage of 3.7%, which scales to a national potential loss of 507 million bushels of corn valued at $2.1 billion based on 2019 data.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Measured field-level losses for soybeans averaged 4.5%, surpassing the accepted industry loss of 3%. This 1.5% overage equates to a potential national loss of 53 million bushels of soy worth $0.53 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Combined corn and soy losses in the US amount to $4.3 billion in economic losses and 18,300,000 tons of GHG emissions. The scale of corn loss alone is nearly equivalent to the total 2021 US corn exports to Mexico.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary factors determining harvest loss are the type of equipment used and the experience of the combine operator. Technologically sophisticated 'Flagship' combine models have a more significant impact on reducing loss than operator experience, and larger farms (over 1,000 acres) generally have lower loss rates than smaller farms due to access to this equipment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reducing post-harvest losses could decrease the pressure to convert natural habitats into cropland. In the US, the land area effectively wasted due to corn and soy losses is projected to be four times greater than the area converted to cropland in the Great Plains in 2018.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Government policies and subsidies, particularly those supporting ethanol production, influence land-use behavior and can discourage innovation in loss reduction. Ethanol plants incentivize corn expansion and may foster farmer loyalty by being less strict about grain moisture content docking than grain elevators.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000398#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Post-harvest losses","greenhouse gas emissions","Scope 3","land-use change","biodiversity loss","biofuel","food security","precision agriculture"],"geography_discussed":["Great Plains","North Dakota","South Dakota","Brazil","Africa","Mexico","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative assessment","economic analysis","environmental impact analysis"]},{"id":"wwf-000400","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000400","title":"Plan de Participación de las Partes Interesadas (SEP)","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/3bm4whhpzd_Plan_de_involucramiento_y_participacion_de_actores_HECO_GCF.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Herencia Colombia (HECO) project outlines a multi-level strategy to involve national government entities, regional environmental authorities, and local communities in the management of 20 million hectares of strategic landscapes. 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For Mongolian oak, the most valuable species, the volume logged for export between 2004 and 2011 was \"2–4 times more oak timber was logged for export to China than was legally permitted.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The illegal timber trade is integrated into global supply chains, as Russian hardwoods are processed in China into furniture and flooring for markets in the US, EU, and Japan. This exposes global companies to legal risks under the \"US Lacey Act, EU Timber Regulations and Japanese Green Purchasing Policy.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Law enforcement is ineffective due to low detection rates by forest rangers and systematic underreporting. In one case study in the Roschinskoe Forest Management Unit, state forest rangers detected illegal logging at a rate \"23 times lower than when they work together with motivated stakeholders.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Legislative loopholes, particularly \"intermediate logging\" (intended to improve forest health), are widely abused to conduct commercial logging in protective forests. The Far Eastern Forest Management Research Institute estimates that \"90–95 % of these harvests were conducted in violation of forestry regulations\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Prosecution rates for illegal logging are extremely low, and penalties primarily target small-scale violators. In 2011, only \"16% made it to a trial\" of the registered violations, and \"66 % of sentences for illegal logging are carried out against perpetrators who harvested less than 10 m3 of timber.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Illegal logging causes severe ecological degradation, specifically threatening the endangered Amur tiger by reducing food supplies for prey and increasing poaching access via new roads. It also threatens the \"largest tract of old-growth mixed temperate forests in the world\" in the Bikin River basin.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The crisis undermines the traditional livelihoods of taiga villagers and indigenous people, including the Udege, by destroying resources used for \"hunting, forest beekeeping and pine nut collection.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"WWF recommends that the Russian government provide \"public access to all timber harvest authorization documents\" and that the Russian and Chinese governments integrate their documentation systems to ensure the origin of hardwood remains known throughout the supply chain.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To mitigate risk, global companies are advised to exclusively purchase wood products certified by the \"Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)\" or establish rigorous legality confirmation systems involving third-party auditors and Russian civil society.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000411#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["illegal logging","biodiversity conservation","forest degradation"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","United States","European Union","Japan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","comparative analysis","policy recommendation"]},{"id":"wwf-000413","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000413","title":"PowerPoint Presentation","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1095/3ftwl204sz_60_Actions_for_the_Planet_2023.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines 60 specific actions individuals can take to protect the planet, categorized by themes such as energy efficiency, sustainable consumption, forest and ocean conservation, water saving, waste reduction, and biodiversity protection. 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It highlights the environmental risks of both cattle-driven deforestation and plastic-based leather alternatives, while noting that the leather industry currently lags in forest protection commitments. 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