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The document outlines a 'build back safer and greener' framework for Nepal, focusing on minimizing environmental damage during post-disaster recovery. It provides sector-specific guidance on settlements, building construction, waste management, energy, infrastructure, WASH, agriculture, and education. Key strategies include the use of soil bioengineering for landslide stabilization, integrated settlement planning, and the promotion of renewable energy to reduce pressure on forests. The guide emphasizes cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, social inclusion (GESI), and climate change adaptation to enhance long-term community resilience.

The document argues that measuring on-farm food loss is a low-cost, resource-efficient process that provides growers with data to improve operational efficiency and identify new markets for edible but unmarketable produce. Based on a 2021 pilot with seven growers in the US, it highlights that food loss is often driven by strict retail specifications, labor costs, and market dynamics. The SISC Food Loss Metric tool allows growers to categorize unharvested crops as marketable, edible but not marketable, or inedible, with the sampling process taking approximately one hour for two people. The report concludes that while growers see the value in this data, systemic change requires buyers and policymakers to create financial incentives and new sales channels for 'ugly' or surplus produce.

The ALIGN project, supported by USAID, collaborated with Radio Sagarmatha to produce a four-episode radio series titled "Digo Bikash ra Prakritik Shrot ko Samrakshyan" (Sustainable Development and Natural Resource safeguarding). The series aimed to educate the public and stakeholders on the impacts of linear infrastructure (LI)—such as roads and power lines—on biodiversity and the implementation of mitigation measures. Broadcast across seven provinces in Nepal, the program reached an estimated 5.5 million people. The episodes featured experts from government bodies, including the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and the Department of Roads, as well as representatives from WWF-Nepal and the Asian Development Bank. A key focus was the dissemination of the government of Nepal's Wildlife-Friendly Infrastructure Construction Directives 2022, which seek to reduce wildlife accidents and conflicts.

WWF urges the seafood industry to transition toward a circular economy to achieve a vision of 'No Plastic in Nature by 2030'. The document highlights the severe impact of ghost gear—which accounts for approximately 20% of ocean plastic leakage—and provides a set of recommendations for industry actors, including the elimination of expanded polystyrene coolers and the adoption of reuse systems. It encourages stakeholders to join initiatives such as the Global Ghost Gear Initiative and the U.S. Plastics Pact to address both land-based and ocean-based plastic waste.

Kipster is expanding its circular egg production model from the Netherlands to the US, partnering with MPS Egg Farms and The Kroger Co. The model focuses on using surplus food for feed, achieving carbon neutrality through renewable energy and offsets, and improving animal welfare by raising roosters for meat instead of culling them. In the US, the operation is based in Indiana, utilizing pasta surplus and other by-products to reduce land use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Nutreco has implemented 'RoadMap 2025', a sustainability framework organized into three pillars: health and welfare, climate and circularity, and good citizenship. The company has set Science-Based Targets (SBTs) for 2030, including a 30% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 58% reduction in Scope 3 emissions based on value-added economic intensity. To reduce reliance on traditional commodities that drive deforestation and overfishing, Nutreco aims for 5-10% of its feed ingredients to be 'novel' by 2025, though the document notes that global availability of such ingredients is currently limited to likely under 200,000 metric tons. The company is also adopting Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to provide carbon transparency to clients and has established a Marine Ingredients Responsible Sourcing Policy requiring certifications such as ASC or MSC. In terms of social impact, Nutreco targets improving the livelihoods of 12,000 small farmers, with active projects in Nigeria and Guatemala.

The TPP partner countries are major global players in the trade of natural resources, accounting for 33% of the global marine catch and 34% of global timber and pulp production. WWF argues that without conservation measures, illegal and unsustainable trade undermines law-abiding businesses, drives corruption, and threatens biodiversity. Specifically, illegal fishing is estimated to cost between $10 billion and $23.5 billion annually, while illegal logging can depress global timber prices by up to 16%. The document recommends that the TPP prohibit trade in resources harvested in violation of national laws, enforce multilateral environmental agreements, and implement disciplines on subsidies that lead to overfishing.

The report analyzes on-farm losses of specialty crops in the US, finding significant waste in fresh produce like romaine lettuce (56%) and tomatoes (40%) during the 2017-2018 season. It identifies drivers of loss including strict retail cosmetic standards, labor shortages, and unpredictable weather. The document argues that improving supply chain transparency, diversifying markets (e.g., frozen and canned), and reforming buyer-seller contracts could reduce environmental impacts and address food insecurity.

The 'Recharge Pakistan' project, implemented by WWF-Pakistan in collaboration with the government, addresses Pakistan's vulnerability to climate-induced floods and droughts. The project focuses on the Sindh province, specifically in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, and the districts of Sindh, employing a mix of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and grey infrastructure. Key interventions include restoring floodplains, constructing flood-protection embankments, and implementing climate-resilient agriculture. The framework emphasizes social safeguards, including the 'Free, Prior and Informed Consent' (FPIC) of tribal communities and the use of a grievance redress mechanism to manage conflicts over land and resource use.

The Mill Food Recycler Educators Guide, developed by Arizona State University’s Sustainability Teachers Academy in collaboration with WWF, Incite, and Mill, offers a curriculum for K-12 students to manage food scraps and understand food systems. The guide includes specific lesson plans ranging from preschool to 12th grade, covering subjects such as science, math, reading comprehension, and visual arts. These lessons use the Mill Food Recycler to demonstrate the transformation of food waste into 'Food Grounds,' exploring concepts like carbon cycling, chemical and physical changes, and the impact of landfills. Additionally, the document provides strategies for school-wide food waste reduction, such as 'Share Tables' and 'Offer vs. Serve' policies, and highlights the success of the Food Waste Futures Fellowship Program in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The document identifies a significant funding gap for nature-based solutions (NbS), noting that current annual investments of USD 200 billion must increase to USD 542 billion by 2030 to meet global goals. Key barriers include a heavy reliance on public finance (over 80%), a lack of bankable models for ecosystem services, and a dearth of business cases for the private sector. To address these, the brief suggests blended finance to mitigate risk, innovative instruments like green and blue bonds, and the use of natural capital accounting to assign economic value to nature's benefits.

The management plan for Nepal's Eastern Himalaya Landscape (EHL) aims to protect snow leopard populations and their ecosystems against climate change and anthropogenic threats. It identifies 11 critical conservation sites and sets a goal to secure at least 100 breeding-age snow leopards by 2020. The plan is structured for implementation in two phases from 2017 to 2026, focusing on climate resilience, livelihood security, and transboundary cooperation.

The paper argues that Indonesia can meet rising global vegetable oil demand without further deforestation by combining yield intensification with expansion onto degraded lands, specifically alang-alang grasslands and flat secondary forests. It finds that management practices are more critical to yield than previous land use and that alang-alang grasslands offer the lowest establishment costs and fastest carbon payback times.

WWF has developed ArcNet, a systematic, whole-ocean network of 83 priority areas for conservation (PACs) covering 5,087,000 square kilometres (31% of the study area) in the Arctic Ocean. Using the Marxan tool and a database of over 800 conservation features, ArcNet aims to provide a blueprint for Arctic governments and the Arctic Council to meet the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's target of 30% protection by 2030. The network is designed to be adaptive, allowing for iterative refinement as climate change shifts species distributions and habitats.

The 'Promoting Dryland Sustainable Landscapes and Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia' project, led by FAO and WWF, targets nine soums in the Dornod, Khentii, and Sukhbaatar provinces. It aims to restore 0.25 million hectares of land and improve the management of 1.19 million hectares of protected areas. The project focuses on climate-smart agriculture, sustainable rangeland and forest management, and the development of sustainable value chains for livestock products like cashmere and meat. Key biodiversity targets include the conservation of the Mongolian gazelle and White-naped Crane. The project is funded by the GEF with a total budget of $56,299,586, including $50,945,000 in co-financing.

The document outlines the technical and governance requirements for implementing electronic monitoring (EM) in industrial tuna fisheries. It details a five-phase implementation process—assessment, design, preparation, launch, and continuous management—and proposes three governance scenarios: centralized, decentralized/harmonized, and various service provider models. The text emphasizes the transition toward outcome-based standards to allow for technological innovation, such as AI and machine learning, while highlighting critical challenges regarding data interoperability, legal frameworks for data privacy, and the lack of transparent cost data.

The document outlines four critical barriers to the adoption of nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation: lack of awareness, policy and governance gaps, knowledge and capacity deficits, and financial challenges. It argues that NbS, also known as Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), are underutilized despite their ability to reduce disaster risk and enhance resilience. To address these issues, WWF and partners are developing a global NbS platform to provide tailored technical assistance to governments, particularly in the Global South, to help them mainstream NbS into national strategies like NDCs and NAPs.

Wild kelp forests provide critical ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, coastal protection, and support for global food security and biodiversity.

The WWF Seafood Export Toolkit details the regulatory frameworks used by major seafood importing markets—the European Union, United States, Japan, and South Korea—to prevent the entry of illegally caught products and those produced via forced labor. It outlines specific documentation requirements, such as catch certificates and traceability data, and provides a comparative analysis of Key Data Elements (KDE) across different jurisdictions. The document argues that the current lack of harmonization creates administrative burdens for legitimate exporters and loopholes for illicit actors. It advocates for the adoption of standardized digital reporting, increased transparency, and the integration of labor-related data into import controls to protect human rights and marine ecosystems.

The 'Food is Local' fellowship by WWF International provides funding for master's and PhD students from 32 eligible countries to conduct interdisciplinary research on transforming food systems to be more sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient. Eligible applicants must be citizens of the listed countries, have two years of conservation experience, and plan to start their studies by January 2024. Research proposals are encouraged to cover themes such as agroecological practices, gender equity, and the role of food systems in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).