The word "koala" is thought to originate from one of the Australian Aboriginal languages, Dharug, which roughly translates to ‘no drink’ or ‘no water’. And this might explain why. In the Australian ...

The wild Cheetah population is believed to be around 6,600 mature individuals and decreasing. They are currently classified under the genus Acinonyx, whose closest living relatives are cougars and ...

The Amur-Heilong region, covering parts of Russia, China and Mongolia, has some of the world’s most intact and extensive ‘temperate’ forests – meaning forests of a rather mild climatic area, that ...

Forests are home to well over half the world's land-based species of plants and animals. They have a vital role to play in the fight against global warming. More than a billion people depend on them ...

It’s a deceptively simple question with a few interesting answers. Let’s take a look at the options for charging an electric car with renewable energy, ranging from getting your own solar panels to ...

The Amazon is being deliberately destroyed. Trees that have stood for hundreds of years are being chopped down and fires are decimating the land to make way for agriculture. The reality is that we all ...

Asian elephants once roamed across most of Asia, now they’re restricted to just 15% of their original range, in a number of fragmented and isolated populations around south and south-east Asia. Today, ...

Our planet's forests play a crucial part in our fight against climate change. Anna Kitulagoda, our Head of Trillion Trees explains more about the role trees play and what we're doing to help. The past ...

Just 20 minutes in nature a day can help reduce stress levels, ease anxiety and boost our mood. It’s time to get your daily dose of nature. WWF’s new schools programme, Happy By Nature, is now live!

China’s Pingwu county is home to the highest number and density of wild giant pandas, and home to Wanglang National Nature Reserve (NNR). Around 1,000 species have been registered in the 323 km2 of ...

Discover more about forests, the challenges and threats they are facing, and what you can do to help.

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...