Do you know what goes into making your laptop? Raw materials for electronic goods are mined from tropical rainforests, but as resources dry up, recycling aluminum is key. If a laptop manufacturer only used recycled aluminum, it would take 90% less energy to make the same machine. Imagine what our world would like if more products recycled or reused existing materials.
In early 2011, ClimatePrep.org had a chance to sit down with Jared Diamond to talk about climate change, the challenges presented to conservation and development practitioners, and the opportunities he sees in confronting them. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond is a world-renowned expert on ancient societies. His now famous book, Collapse, is a study of the choices societies have made throughout history in the face of change -- climate change, as well as others -- and the consequences of such choices. To learn more about ways people around the world are preparing for and responding to climate change visit www.ClimatePrep.org
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This is a video of WWF US and WWF Canada in Churchill, Canada filming Polar bears
WWF is pleased to present our 2007 Public Service Advertising campaign, "On Thin Ice", developed in partnership with New Line Cinema and Scholastic. This PSA is a departure from past WWF campaigns where we used only majestic nature footage. We are trying a new approach, combining animated characters with our captivating nature images to describe the plight of the polar bear. Polar bears can not protect themselves. They need our help if they are to survive. WWF is actively involved in creating ways to reduce the effects of global warming for polar bears and people alike.
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This video is for educational purposes only and is not meant in infringe copyright material. All music and photos are copy right by WWE. This is the theme used by Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham in the WWF.
The Madeira River: Life Before the Dams tells the story of the people of Brazil and Bolivia affected by the construction of the Santo Antonio and Jirau dams, part of the Madeira Hydroelectric Complex. The film was shot both in the dry and rainy season, in Amazon riverine communities in Brazil and Bolivia. It documents expectations, opinions, and fears of people, whose livelihood depends on the river, including indigenous communities.
Understand tiger farms in Asia and the impact they are having on the wild tiger population. 100 Years ago there were more than 100000 of these creatures and currently there are approximately 4000.
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Wild tigers face a number of threats, including poaching and habitat loss. Help WWF double the wild tiger population by 2022. Visit www.worldwildlife.org/tigers to learn more.
How do we balance the needs of a growing population with a finite planet? By the year 2050, our planet will be home to another 2 billion people. How will we feed them all? Not only will there be more people, but everyone will have more money to spend on food. Where, on an increasingly crowded planet, will we grow all of it? Picture what would happen if we could freeze the footprint of food by doubling the productivity of farming.
We live on a finite planet and sometimes our impact on it is greater than we realize. The seemingly isolated actions we take every day—from our choice of morning beverage to our choice of business practices—are often links in a chain of unusual connections we would never have imagined. The bottom line: The health of business is directly connected to the health of the natural world. And both can grow and flourish—together.
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According to a new report by WWF and partners, over 1000 species have been newly discovered in the Greater Mekong over the last ten years. Thats an average of two per week making this one of the most prolific rates of wildlife discovery in the world. To Find Out More: www.Panda.org/GreaterMekong
Anita van Breda, Director of Humanitarian Partnerships for WWF-US, discusses the relationship between disasters and the environment.
Video of Javan Rhino with male calf. Help protect this species by visiting www.JavanRhinoHope.org
This Earth Hour 2011: 8.30pm, Saturday 26 March, celebrate your action for the planet with the people of world, and add more to your Earth Hour. From its inception as a single-city initiative -- Sydney, Australia - in 2007, Earth Hour has grown into a global symbol of hope and movement for change. Earth Hour 2010 created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with people, businesses and governments in 128 countries across every continent coming together to celebrate an unambiguous commitment to the one thing that unites us all -- the planet.
WWF camera traps recorded 12 tigers in just two months in the central Sumatran landscape of Bukit Tigapuluh, including the mothers and cubs in this video. The forests where these tigers live face the looming threat of being cleared by the pulp and paper industry.
Tilapia is one of the most popular types of seafood eaten in the United States. Most of it 75 percent comes from an enclosed farm in the ocean or an inland farm, such as a man-made pond. Its called tilapia aquaculture and it is one of the fastest growing food industries in the world.
Did you know that there are more tigers in American backyards than there are in the wild around the world? The United States has one of the largest populations of captive tigers in the world − estimated at perhaps 5000 tigers, compared to as few as 3200 in the wild. They are found in backyards, urban apartments, sideshows, truck stops and private breeding facilities.
Video cameras installed in the Sumatran jungle have captured close-up footage of a tiger and two cubs, the first time that WWF has recorded evidence of tiger breeding in central Sumatra in what should be prime tiger habitat. In 2010, WWF is stepping up conservation efforts through a year-long campaign to coincide with the Chinese lunar calendar Year of the Tiger. The goal is not only to stop the disappearance of tigers across Asia, but to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, the next Year of the Tiger. Learn more about tigers at www.worldwildlife.org
The fight to protect the Tigers, the People and the Forests of Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra.
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The threats to nature have reached unprecedented scale and velocity. WWF is pleased to present our 2008 Public Service Advertising Campaign. With the help of WWF supporter and actor Noah Wylie, this PSAs are beautiful examples of what is at risk if we do not take action.
Wild tigers can do things that seem impossible -- like bounce back from extremely close encounters with the forces of extinction if we give them half a chance. But do we have the will to make that happen?
Watch this video to learn how black market tiger sales threaten wild populations. Excerpts included from the documentary film The Tiger Next Door, a film by Camilla Calamandrei, copyright 2009 Rolling River Films.
The more energy we use, the more we have to generate. We could live in a word of "enough" if we start to make smarter decisions about energy use.
This video illustrates the threats to the unique people, places, and wildlife of the Eastern Himalayas in a rapidly changing climate.
Video about the threats facing Alaska. Help protect America's Arctic and Bristol Bay by visiting www.worldwildlife.org
As part of WWF's AREAS Amazonia Project, scientists tranquilize a young jaguar, record it's weight, measures it and collects samples for research. The scientists have also placed a collar on the animal to monitor its movements and protect its jungle habitat.
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See the enormous amount of plant and animal life that exists in the Amazon Rainforest
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Up close and personal with a 25-foot whale shark in Donsol, Philippines. May, 2010. WWF is working to better understand these gentle giants and develop a community based ecotourism program. Local fishermen protect the whale sharks and earn income through tourism from November through June.
Long-distance swimming puts polar bears at risk of drowning due to fatigue or rough seas. Cubs are at even greater risk because their smaller body size and limited body fat leaves them more prone to hypothermia, and they don't have the energy reserves of an adult bear.
One year after the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, WWF urges the government to adopt the recommendations of the Oil Spill Commission
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On Saturday, March 27th at 8:30 pm local time join World Wildlife Fund and Edward Norton in turning off your lights for one hour, Earth Hour, in the largest call to action on climate change of all time. Join the movement and help grow it in your community. www.EarthHour.org
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Video of Sumatran Tiger and Bulldozer taken in one location in Bukit Betabuh Protected Forest, Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. - 5th May video showed a Sumatran Tiger came close to the video trap. - 12th May video showed a bulldozer clearing path in what previously was an intact forest. - 13th May video showed a Sumatran Tiger walking through the now cleared forest. Credit: WWF-Indonesia / PHKA/ VTECH
Coral reefs, like the coral triangle seeing a large impact as the result of climate change. More than 50% of Earth's coral reefs have disappeared over the last several years. See how WWF is helping The Coral Triangle cope with these changes.
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As few as 3200 remain in the wild, and less than 7 percent of the tiger's original habitat remains. WWF works to protect critical tiger habitat, stop poachers and change laws. You can help by sharing this video with your friends. Don't wait until they are gone. Learn more about the threats facing tigers and how you can help at www.SaveTigersNow.org
