The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a non-profit organization founded in 1961, is headquartered in Switzerland and employs approximately 4,540 people. Operating in nearly 100 countries, WWF focuses on addressing the decline in global biodiversity resulting from human impact. Its activities are centered on conservation efforts.
On July 28, 2025, strong emissions targets for global shipping were agreed upon at a UN ocean conference. From August 8-15, 2025, civil society organizations at the INC-5.2 global plastic pollution summit in Geneva expressed concerns about the negotiations' potential failure. On August 13, 2025, a new draft of the global plastic pollution treaty was released, prompting calls for governments to reject the text. On August 15, 2025, a revised draft text was released, but no text was adopted as the basis for negotiations, leaving the onus on member states to justify continuing the INC pathway. WWF called for countries to reject the text and vote it down.
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