As we approach Climate Week NYC 2025, it’s impossible to ignore the heated debates surrounding climate action. Yet, amidst the challenges, there’s also a silver lining: the way these debates have reframed the conversation. More and more, climate is being discussed not just in terms of emissions or policies, but through the lens of what unites us all—our desire for clean air and water, healthy communities, and protected natural places.

Our lives are fundamentally linked to nature, its forests, fresh water, and oceans. But just how much do we rely on nature and what does nature need from us in return?

WWF's Connected by Nature report explores how deeply Americans value and connect with nature in their daily lives. Conducted by GlobeScan on behalf of WWF, the report finds that people in the US strongly believe that nature plays a vital role in their lives—shaping health, happiness, and cultural identity—and that nature urgently needs protection.

Nature is the oxygen we breathe and water we drink, but it’s also providing for us in ways we often take for granted or may not even know.

Did you know that the drinking water for almost 50% of the people in the United States comes from underground? The term "freshwater" often conjures images of flowing streams or large, cool lakes, but in reality, almost all freshwater in the world (that isn't frozen and locked away in ice caps and glaciers) is groundwater.

Bhutan is leveraging an innovative biodiversity monitoring tool called environmental DNA (eDNA) to create its first nationwide biodiversity assessment without the need for thousands of hours of surveying through harsh and inaccessible terrain. However, analyzing these samples brings new challenges—eDNA samples have to be sent abroad for analysis, which is expensive, time-consuming, and can raise concerns about sharing a country’s genetic material internationally.

Tourism also allowed the Kumaruara community to diversify its income. Visitors now participate in a range of activities, from forest hikes and canoeing to witnessing traditional dances and rituals and body painting with dye from the jenipapo fruit

Growing up in Chihuahua City, Mexico, Prunes spent summers, holidays, and weekends with his mother’s family in Valle de Allende, a centuries-old Spanish missionary town along the Rio Valle de Allende, where some of the region’s first acequias were established—and are still used and cared for today.

“I grew up there, diverting water with my uncle and my grandma, to the pecan tree orchards and green chiles and potatoes,” Prunes says. “I think that’s a big part of how I ended up in river conservation.”

Infrastructure development can pose a significant threat to Asian elephants as roads and railways intersect with  elephant habitat and movement. A recent traffic accident on a Malaysian highway that led to the death of an elephant calf highlighted the need for improved measures to enable safe elephant movement.

Amazon species, like the jaguar and the river dolphin, have vast ranges of movement, across many country borders, that require keeping their habitats connected and protected to ensure they can thrive. A new study looks at areas where migratory routes align and what we can do to protect them.

By learning about the causes and consequences of wasted food, you’re taking the first step toward making a difference. We’re here to equip you with knowledge, tips, and resources to easily reduce food waste in your daily life.

This week, the EPA announced his plans to overturn the “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases, which would strip the agency of its power to regulate climate change pollution. In light of that development, WWF's  Marcene Mitchell and Will Gartshore share their thoughts.

The Rio Grande today is a river tamed, diverted, and dammed. Water is stored in reservoirs based on legal requirements under the Rio Grande Compact, and releases are carefully controlled. Summer monsoon rains might tear down a tributary or through city storm drains, but the river’s ebbs and flows are anything but natural. That’s why Gina Dello Russo loves to see the Rio Grande act like a river, even briefly.

In a landmark move for biodiversity conservation and recognition of the essential role of Indigenous territories in protecting nature, the Government of Ecuador has declared the first Amazon connectivity corridor in Ecuador, known as the Palora-Pastaza Connectivity Corridor.

As tigers return to some of their historic ranges, there is tremendous hope for the future of all wild tigers.

In the town of Savoonga- population 800 - students are inspired by the natural world around them and a future in science. WWF's Alexis Will is there for some hands-on lessons.

WWF and its partners, including Audubon New Mexico, have quantified flows and losses within six stretches of the Upper Rio Grande, and its tributary the Rio Chama. From these measurements, they developed seasonal environmental flow recommendations.

How can new linear infrastructure—including roads, railways, and power lines—meet human needs while protecting snow leopards, their prey, and the fragile ecosystems they depend on to survive?

Thanks to their impressive building skills, beavers are a keystone species—an animal whose activities support its entire habitat, including the other species that it lives alongside.

Recycling has become second nature for many Americans—a simple act that reflects a shared commitment to cleaner communities and a healthier planet. But while those blue bins are full of good intentions, not everything that goes in gets a second life. The good news? Innovative policies are helping close that gap, ensuring more materials are actually recycled and making the system more effective for everyone.