Channel Title: World Wildlife Fund Channel Description: All of us need love to thrive and nature is no different. Time is running out to protect our natural world —to stop forest loss, protect our oceans and freshwater, and secure a future for people and wildlife. Nature needs our love now more than ever. It’s our choice: Love it or lose it. Our new campaign, “Love It or Lose It”, focuses on love to highlight the interconnected relationship we share with nature and what is at stake if we lose it. Learn more and find out how you can help: http://wwf.to/3aH0OnY Channel art: Chris Schmidt/Eyemage Media <video> Wildlife Café clip: Why is it important to restore bison populations? Description: </video> <video> Nature Breaking Podcast Clip: COP29 and the state of climate finance Description: </video> <video> Why bison are climate heroes Description: </video> <video> Plastic Pollution: UN treaty talks and corporate action Description: A major UN conference to negotiate a global treaty on plastic pollution just ended without an agreement. But efforts may resume in 2025 to get a treaty over the finish line. In this two-part episode, you’ll hear first from Erin Simon, WWF’s vice president for plastic waste and business, about what happened at that conference in Korea (known as INC-5) and what comes next for the global fight against plastic pollution. Then, in Part 2, you’ll hear from Sheila Bonini, WWF’s senior vice president for private-sector engagement; and Kevin Keane, president and CEO of American Beverage (ABA) – the trade association representing the nation’s non-alcoholic beverage industry. Sheila and Kevin’s teams have been working together for the last five years to find different ways to achieve material circularity – which means that all the plastic, as well as other materials like aluminum, that get used are collected and remade into new products. Sheila and Kevin will tell us about what’s working, what hurdles still remain, and how they plan to advance their mission regardless of whether a global plastics treaty gets adopted. Links for More Info: Erin Simon Bio: https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/erin-simon Sheila Bonini Bio: https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/sheila-bonini Kevin Keane Bio: https://www.americanbeverage.org/press-releases/american-beverage-announces-kevin-keane-as-president-ceo/ WWF Plastics Page: https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/plastics WWF-ABA Partnership: https://www.worldwildlife.org/business/american-beverage-association Sustainability Works Blog: “Five Years of Progress: WWF and ABA’s Partnership for Practical Solutions”: https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/sustainability-works/posts/five-years-of-progress-wwf-and-aba-s-partnership-for-practical-solutions WWF Statement on INC-5 Outcome: https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/un-plastic-pollution-summit-fails-to-reach-agreement-despite-majority-supporting-ambitious-measures Chapters: 0:00 Preview 0:24 Intro 2:22 Refresher on UN treaty process 5:39 Consensus as a weapon 8:54 What happened at INC-5 11:56 WWF’s 4 “must-haves” in a final treaty 13:53 Stumbling blocks in negotiations 17:26 Conclusion of negotiations 23:05 What happens next? 26:27 Role for companies 31:28 Interlude, Part 2 begins 33:07 Explaining the American Beverage Association 34:41 Why does ABA want to address plastic pollution? 38:08 WWF-ABA partnership 41:41 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies 46:54 Consumer awareness 48:39 ABA’s EPR principles 54:39 Building consumer confidence about recycling 56:30 Lessons for other industries 59:17 Plastic pollution is a bipartisan policy issue 01:02:41 WWF-ABA Lessons Learned 01:07:12 Outro </video> <video> How do we bring the buffalo back? The story of restoring the American bison Description: Bison are making an exciting comeback and returning in greater numbers to the Great Plains of North America. Plains bison—commonly called buffalo—hold tremendous cultural and spiritual significance and are considered relatives among many of North America’s Indigenous people. In this episode of World Wildlife Fund’s Wildlife Café series, Alexander Nicolas speaks with Dennis Jorgensen and Noelle Guernsey about why restoring bison is crucial for ecosystems and Native people; and how communities, WWF, and many others have been helping to ensure the remarkable return of these animals to the grasslands of North America’s Great Plains. About Dennis Jorgensen: Dennis manages WWF’s bison restoration initiative in the Northern Great Plains. In 2013, Dennis was elected Vice-Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) North American Bison Specialist Group and is currently participating in the IUCN Red-List assessment of the status of North American Bison. Dennis Jorgensen has worked for World Wildlife Fund as a Program Officer in the Northern Great Plains since 2007. Learn more about Dennis: https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/dennis-jorgensen About Noelle Guernsey: Noelle is a conservationist and ecologist who is guided by an appreciation of the natural world, native wildlife assemblages, and healthy ecosystems that support local communities as they envision. At WWF, she works on efforts to restore bison and black-footed ferrets. Prior to joining WWF in 2019, she was the Program Manager for the Prairie Dog Coalition working to conserve and restore the prairie dog ecosystem, including with partners in the Northern Great Plains. Learn more about Noelle: https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/noelle-guernsey Join us and learn more about wildlife conservation at the Wildlife Cafe: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/wildlife-cafe Links to learn more: Bringing Bison Back: https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/bringing-bison-home#:~:text=What%20WWF%20Is%20Doing&text=Our%20primary%20focus%20is%20working,acres%20within%20the%20Great%20Plains. Native Nations lead the way to returning bison to their traditional homelands: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/native-nations-lead-the-way-to-returning-bison-to-their-traditional-homelands Facts about the Plains Bison: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/plains-bison Bison help to restore grasslands: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/bison-help-to-restore-grasslands --------------------- Chapters: 0:00 In this episode… 0:20 Welcome to Wildlife Café! 1:23 How are bison ecological and cultural keystones? 3:53 Why are they referred to as both bison and buffalo? 4:49 What drove the decline of bison numbers, and why is their restoration important? 7:51 How do WWF and others partner with Native Nations on this restoration? 11:04 What does a Tribal buffalo program look like? 15:00 Dennis and Noelle share how varied their roles and work can look 22:04 Personal experiences witnessing the release and return of buffalo </video> <video> WWF's BRIDGE Internship Program Description: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/bridge Learn more about WWF's paid, diversity-focused internship program geared towards undergraduate and graduate students. BRIDGE is aimed at those without professional work experience, who desire to learn more about conservation as a career pathway. BRIDGE offers positions in marketing, policy, human resources, as well as in our scientific teams such as climate, freshwater, food, forests, and more. Credits: Video: © WWF-US/Zac Shamah; © WWF-US/Irene Magafan; © WWF-US/Jessica Leung Photo: © WWF-US/Jessica Leung © WWF-US/Keith Arnold Music: Holding Space/Nick Kingswell-APRA, Josh Oliver-PRS, Edward Hogston-PRS – Audio Network </video> <video> Pandas & Prose with Leah Thomas Description: In October 2024, we hosted a Pandas & Prose conversation with author and environmentalist Leah Thomas and Marcene Mitchell, WWF's Senior Vice President of Climate Change. Their discussion centered around Leah's book The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet. This webinar is another in WWF’s Pandas & Prose series, in which we host conversations with writers who touch on nature in ways that awaken and educate readers around the world. More here: wwf.earth/pandasandprose (c) WWF-US </video> <video> 2024 conservation wins: bison, tigers & more Description: We’re kicking off the new year with another edition of Nature Breaking’s “Headlines & Trendlines.” Seth is joined once again by Hayley Lawton as they count down four of their favorite conservation wins from 2024: major progress for bison restoration, a commitment to raise $1 billion to save wild tigers, innovations in “environmental DNA” that could change the way we approach conservation, and the first-ever photograph of a rare bird species. They’ll also close with a discussion of what they’re most excited about heading into 2025. Links for More Info: Web Story: Conservation Highlights of 2024: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/conservation-highlights-of-2024 Tribal Buffalo Lifeways Collaboration: https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/efforts-to-restore-buffalo-and-re-establish-indigenous-lifeways-expands-in-unprecedented-alliance-between-indigenous-leaders-environmental-nonprofits-the-u-s-department-of-the-interior Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference: https://tiger-finance.org/ eDNA Pilot Study in Bhutan: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/new-edna-pilot-study-in-bhutan-revolutionizes-biodiversity-assessment-tools New Britain Goshawk photo: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/first-ever-photograph-of-rare-bird-species-new-britain-goshawk Chapters: 0:00 Preview 0:12 Intro 1:36 Personal milestones in 2024 3:42 Bison restoration 5:54 Raising funds to save wild tigers 7:50 Environmental DNA 10:49 New Britain Goshawk photo 12:16 Things to watch in 2025 14:41 Outro </video> <video> Wildlife Café Clip: How do we bring the buffalo back? Description: </video> <video> Nature Breaking #Podcast Clip: New Britain Goshawk Description: </video> <video> Wildlife Café clip: Why did the bison almost disappear? Description: </video> <video> Nature Breaking #podcastclips: "environmental DNA" Description: </video> <video> Nature Breaking Podcast Clip: Plastic Pollution: UN treaty talks and corporate action Description: </video> <video> COP29 and the state of climate finance Description: This week marks the start of the annual UN climate conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. COP29 is being dubbed the “finance COP” because one of the main focuses of this year’s conference will be to set a new goal for global climate finance and to lay out a plan for achieving it. The last time countries set a climate finance goal was 2009, at COP15 in Copenhagen, where wealthy nations committed to provide $100 billion annually to help developing nations deal with climate change. 15 years after the $100 billion target was established, we now know a lot more about the effects of climate change and how much it costs to address. Estimates vary on how much funding is now needed, but suffice to say that it’s a lot higher than we thought it was back in 2009. So, where will this funding come from? And what’s a reasonable new goal for countries to work toward in the years ahead? Joining me today to talk through these and other questions is Tim Juliani, WWF’s director of US corporate climate engagement. Tim is a veteran of previous climate COPs and he’ll tell us what he’s keeping an eye on heading into Baku. Links for more info: Tim Juliani bio: https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/tim-juliani WWF’s COP29 Expectations Paper: https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/cop29_expectations_24oct24.pdf Tim Juliani’s Substack, “Yet Another Climate Substack”: https://timjuliani.substack.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Program note 1:07 Intro 3:00 COP29 context in global process 4:59 COP15 in Copenhagen story 7:02 Definition of NDCs and stocktake 7:43 COP29 is the “finance COP” 10:17 Climate finance challenges 14:04 Finance goals at COP29 16:55 Role of companies 24:53 Goals for NDCs at COP29 28:07 Closing call to action 29:46 Outro </video> <video> Thank You: Why we're grateful for you Description: This season of gratitude, WWF wants to take a moment to celebrate you. Hear the WWF team, who we call WWF Pandas, share why they're grateful for nature and for members like you. Whether you’re inspired by preserving the planet’s beauty for future generations or by the power of community and collective action, your support is making a real impact and we're grateful you're here. </video>

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All of us need love to thrive and nature is no different. Time is running out to protect our natural world —to stop forest loss, protect our oceans and freshwater, and secure a future for people and wildlife. Nature needs our love now more than ever. It’s our choice: Love it or lose it.

Our new campaign, “Love It or Lose It”, focuses on love to highlight the interconnected relationship we share with nature and what is at stake if we lose it. Learn more and find out how you can help: http://wwf.to/3aH0OnY

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