A LOOK BACK 2024

WWF's 2024 review highlights efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss through targeted programs. Key achievements include expanding the Food Waste Warriors program to 15 new cities, enrolling 1 million acres in the Ranch Systems and Viability Planning network, and contributing to a global tiger population increase to 5,574. The report also details human-wildlife conflict mitigation in the KAZA region, elephant tracking in India, and the establishment of the Tribal Buffalo Lifeways Collaboration in North America.

• WWF is addressing food waste, which accounts for up to 40% of global food production, by collaborating with grocery retail, hospitality, and food service industries. The science-based Food Waste Warriors program expanded to 15 new cities in 2023 and received an EPA grant for implementation in Atlanta, Baltimore, Memphis, and Nashville.
• To mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity, WWF's Sustainable Ranching Initiative reached a milestone of 1 million acres in its Ranch Systems and Viability Planning network, achieving this goal one year ahead of schedule.
• In the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), WWF used wildlife collars and Community Guardians to reduce human-wildlife conflict. In Namibia, predator attacks decreased by over 70% in 13 communal conservancies, while livestock enclosures in Zimbabwe and Botswana were 100% effective in preventing predation.
• Global wild tiger populations have increased from approximately 3,200 to 5,574 over the last 10 years. Specifically, the Royal Thai Government reported in summer 2024 that its wild tiger population is growing, with an estimate of 179-223 tigers.
• WWF is working to restore plains bison in North America with a goal of establishing five herds of at least 1,000 bison each by 2025. In summer 2024, the Tribal Buffalo Lifeways Collaboration was announced as a partnership between the InterTribal Buffalo Council, Native Americans in Philanthropy, WWF, and The Nature Conservancy.

APA

WWF International (2024). A LOOK BACK 2024. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1131/30tk24isvg_WWF_Report_2024_A_Look_Back_DIGITAL.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. A LOOK BACK 2024. 2024. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1131/30tk24isvg_WWF_Report_2024_A_Look_Back_DIGITAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2024look, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{A LOOK BACK 2024}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2024}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1131/30tk24isvg_WWF_Report_2024_A_Look_Back_DIGITAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }