- Record monsoon rains and flash floods have caused devastating flooding in Pakistan, with harmful impacts on both people and nature. An emergency appeal in support of urgent relief efforts for Pakistan has been launched by WWF-UK. In the longer term, investment must flow into ambitious large-scale initiatives, such as ReCharge Pakistan, which aim to enhance the health of the Indus river basin and reduce flood risk for 10 million people.
- Doñana, one of the most important wetlands in Europe and a World Heritage Site, is now dry, caused primarily by unsustainable amounts of water being pumped out of its aquifer to irrigate fruit farms and fill swimming pools in tourist resorts. We are calling on national and regional governments to immediately take action to protect Doñana and safeguard the services it provides to people and nature.
- We are calling on governments around the world to join a new coalition of 20 states that are demanding an end to plastic pollution by 2040. Our long-running campaign saw governments commit earlier this year to develop a global treaty against plastic pollution by 2024, with the new coalition aiming to accelerate action.
