Publications

Climate change adds new threats to fish species over and above those posed by pollution, overexploitation and other factors. The largest threats are rising water temperatures that reduce the growth rates and survival, ocean acidification killing coral reefs, sea changes caused by thawing ice and ocean current disturbances.

This brochure explains how oil and gas drilling is expected to bring in approximately $7.7 billion over the 25-40 years experts believe it will take to extract these finite resources from Bristol Bay and the North Aleutian Basin.

This fact sheet demonstrates the need for international guidelines for protecting marine environments in light of increasing offshore development and its potentially adverse effects on the Arctic marine environment.

In this region almost all wildlife trade is illegal and unsustainable, driven by voracious consumer demand.

Nearly 400 new species have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas between 1998 and 2008 – averaging 35 new species found each year for the last 10 years.

In the Eastern Himalayas, the North Bank Landscape’s lush evergreen forests and grasslands are home to a wide array of species including the Asian elephant, greater one-horned rhino and Bengal tiger.

In the Eastern Himalayas, fragrant forests, elusive snow leopards and unique peoples coexist in the lap of the world’s highest mountains, in a place we call the Sacred Himalayan Landscape.

A snapshot on WWF’s work in the region to wild species and spaces, empowering communities to protect sacred lands.

The Mekong is among the world's top ten rivers at risk, according to a WWF report that names rivers facing widespread degradation while millions of people depend on them for survival.

The Mekong region is under increasing pressure to meet the growing global demand for forest products. Learn what U.S. buyers can do to protect the Mekong's forests.

The worlds biggest freshwater fish and 4 out of the top ten giant freshwater fish species can be found in the Mekong River. The single most important threat is the hydropower dams in the lower Mekong and large tributaries.

This WWF report celebrates the unique species found in this extraordinary region while highlighting the pressures it faces from unsustainable economic development.

This second species report for the Greater Mekong Region spotlights species newly identified by science in 2008, including 100 plants, 28 fish, 18 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 2 mammals and a bird.

A new monkey, a self-cloning skink, five carnivorous plants, and a unique leaf warbler are among the 208 species newly described by science in the Greater Mekong region during 2010. The region is an integral part of one of the top five most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world.

Spanning five of the world’s 13 tiger range states, the Greater Mekong region possesses the largest combined area of tiger habitat in the world today. Estimates vary significantly but it is thought there could be as few as 350 Indochinese tigers remaining in this region, down from roughly 1,200 in 1998.

Guidance on how to complete the carbon Cities Climate Registry for Earth Hour City Challenge competitors.

The Global 200 identifies a set of the Earth's terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecoregions that harbor exceptional biodiversity and are representative of its ecosystems. The Global 200 includes 238 ecoregions, comprised of 142 terrestrial, 53 freshwater, and 43 marine priority ecoregions.

HydroSHEDS provides hydrographic information via data layers to support watershed analyses, hydrological modeling, and freshwater conservation planning at a quality, resolution, and extent that had previously been unachievable in many parts of the world.

The International Conservation Budget 2012 summarizes the international conservation programs funded by the U.S. government. It is produced annually by WWF, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and Wildlife Conservation Society.

The July 2012 Newsletter includes:

• An interview with Babu Ram Lamichhane and the first rhino census in Nepal;
• A story about Napoleon Chi from Cameroon on his work with invasive species;
• Highlights from the Russell E. Train Wall;
• Upcoming EFN opportunities; and
• Grantee updates from the field. 

This guide is designed to help InVEST users select the most appropriate types of scenarios and methods when engaging stakeholders in the InVEST process. The guidance draws heavily on case studies where the provision of ecosystem services under alternative scenarios was evaluated using InVEST. The document highlights key issues and questions and provides tools, references and resources for readers who want to learn more.

This primer is a 12-page summary of Developing Scenarios to Assess Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs: Guidance and Case Studies for InVEST Users, which highlights case studies and guidance on developing scenario maps for the InVEST tool.

The emergence of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and conserving, sustainably managing and enhancing forest carbon stocks (collectively referred to as REDD+) has generated great interest as a possible means of increasing support for the forest stewardship activities of indigenous peoples and local communities. If done well, REDD+ initiatives could contribute to strengthening community land and resource rights, empowering community-based management and diversifying livelihoods through participation in REDD+ activities.

Through the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue (SAD), performance-based standards for salmon farming are being developed. This document provides the final draft of the principles and criteria. When completed, the final standards will help minimize the key environmental and social impacts related to salmon farming.