An amazing tale of how Wales helped save a farm from buffalo
”I dreaded the long weary nights…when unwelcome visitors would gate crash into my farm in their hundreds…rendering all my investments and hard labour under the scorching sun into waste.” Mr Nurein, a...
View ArticleFor the love of Wales – let’s speak up about climate change
From the wildlife in the seas around Wales to threatened species around the world, climate change is the single biggest threat to the things we love. From farmers to divers, we’re all affected. Of...
View ArticleDredging in Kenya: an update on the campaign to save beautiful beaches and...
In my last blog I brought to your attention plans to remove millions of tonnes of sea sand and debris off the south coast of Kenya which poses great danger to fragile habitats, wildlife and people’s...
View ArticleHow Wales is leading the way for future generations
When the world’s heads of state come together in New York later this month, they will sign off a set of 17 ground-breaking Sustainable Development Goals. Achieving the Goals would alter the way we do...
View ArticleSize of Wales: What our support means on the ground (and in the water!) in Kenya
It’s been nearly two years since I was last in Kwale County in Kenya but, as I sat (slowly baking) in the queue of traffic waiting for the Mombasa car ferry, it felt very familiar. The ferry terminal...
View ArticleCould a small nation teach the world something about tackling climate change?
Just a stone’s throw from Paris, a small country is taking a distinctive approach to tackling climate change. It’s taken six hours or so by train for me to travel to the climate talks from Cardiff,...
View ArticleWhat is climate change doing to our brilliant seas and marine wildlife?
I’ve been fascinated by the sea since I was a child. I remember standing on the shore as an eight-year old, wondering what lay beneath the dark and stormy waters. Living in Wales for the last nine...
View ArticleWildlife, water, and the climate: understanding well-being in Kenya
Happy New Year! A new year often makes us think about how happy and healthy we are, and we’ve been thinking about that here too. One of our biggest goals here is to improve people’s well-being, because...
View ArticleTraditional knowledge is helping safeguard the future of Kenya’s threatened...
I remember it like it was yesterday. Several years ago we were engaged in a meeting with the indigenous Aweer community discussing their rights in relation to natural resources. The Aweer,...
View Article5 things the next Welsh Government should do for the environment
We’re heading to the polls to elect our Welsh Assembly Members – so what will the next Welsh Government need to do for our planet? Here are some of the things we think are most important… 1. Protect...
View ArticleWhy we can’t lose Wales’ leadership on sustainable development
Following the Welsh elections, as the work of forming a new administration and Programme for Government gets underway, WWF-UK Ambassador and former Welsh Government Minister for Environment,...
View ArticleYour support helps protect the beautiful hirola antelope in Kenya
In this blog I often talk about our work with the Aweer indigenous community in Lamu County, but we also support farming communities in the neighbouring Garissa County, in an area known as Ijara. These...
View ArticleHow building relationships is key to protecting Kenya’s incredible coastal...
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that we’re working hard to protect Kenya’s beautiful forests and make sure that they’re managed in a sustainable way – but we can’t do it alone. The...
View ArticleTop 10 things to do around the Welsh coast before the summer’s over
Holidays over too soon? There’s not long before we start to see the summer slowly fizzling away, so why not make the most of what’s left of it by visiting some of Wales’ beautiful coastline? The seas...
View ArticleMake your voice heard for the environment
A lot has happened since the UK voted to leave the European Union on 23 June. Prime Ministers have come and gone, Cabinet Ministers have been purged and promoted, and the main party of Opposition is...
View ArticleHow WWF is helping locals in Kenya to grow their forests and protect the...
Kenya’s forests are deteriorating at an alarming rate. In fact, recent studies put the loss of forests in Kenya at around 50,000 hectares annually. That means the Kenyan economy loses over Sh1.9...
View ArticleSpeak Up this October in Wales’ climate lobby
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to people, wildlife, and wild places all over the world. We need to act now to reduce the risks it poses to us, our communities, and all the things we love....
View ArticleWales is slipping behind on climate change action – can this government close...
As we launch a new animation all about climate change and why the Welsh Government needs to act urgently and decisively to tackle it, my colleague Jessica McQuade, who is WWF Cymru’s Policy and...
View ArticleGovernment and business must work together to stop environmental decline
The Living Planet Report, which was published recently by the global conservation organisation WWF, highlighted the alarming rate at which species all over the world are declining. WWF’s Living Planet...
View ArticleMy top 10 highlights of being a Welsh Panda
I joined WWF Cymru as our Media and Campaigns Officer in June 2015 and since then, I’ve had the massive privilege of working on some pretty fantastic stuff. I’ll be moving on to a new role elsewhere in...
View ArticleTop 10 spectacular finds in Wales’ seas
Wales’ unique coastal environment attracts a wealth of creatures. From vibrant corals to sparkling slugs and seahorses, our seas are far more tropical than we think! Every single sea creature on this...
View ArticleThe value of long-term monitoring of marine turtle nesting
For nearly 20 years, we’ve been working closely with local communities in Lamu seascape to monitor and safeguard key marine turtle nesting sites. Community-based patrols have enabled us to collect a...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Measuring Well-being
Conservation is, in many ways, a social undertaking. People have a dynamic and important role to play in conservation. On the one hand, they can exert extreme and often unsustainable pressure on...
View ArticleThe Welsh National Marine Plan: a step towards resilient seas.
The arrival today of the first ever marine plan for Wales is a significant moment in the history of our maritime nation. Traditionally, the approach taken to marine management has been manage the needs...
View ArticleThe Welsh cultural institution aiming to make plastic waste a thing of the past
Plastic pollution is choking our oceans and harming wildlife – and it’s time to make it a thing of the past. It’s fitting that one of our best known Welsh cultural institutions is helping lead the...
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