Name: What has WWF done in 60 years? | WWF
Uploaded: 2024-10-03T08:13:31.000Z
Duration: 3 min
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The Earth is more than 4 billion years old.

In the lifespan of a planet, 60 years is nothing.

But an awful lot can change in 60 years, good and bad.

Back in 1961, when WWF started, most TVs were black and white.

A young presenter called David Attenborough was appearing on our screens.

We believed burning coal was the best source of power.

We thought the ocean was so big, nothing could harm it.

And the tropical rainforests would always be there.

Back then, we thought conservation was mostly about protecting animals in trouble.

We didn't know we'd end up having to protect the entire natural world.

We never imagined we'd find plastic inside fish.

Or a future Arctic ocean with almost no ice. 60 years on, we have a very different picture.

And every year the challenges get tougher.

All putting unsustainable pressures on nature.

The truth is, the next 10 years will shape the future of life on our planet.

Our survival is up to all of us. With your support, and by working alongside local communities, we have seen recovering populations of wild pandas, mountain gorillas, and tigers.

Rare animals like the Indus River dolphin and others have been brought back from the brink of extinction.

More wild places now have legal protection on land, in rivers, and at sea.

For instance, the huge rainforest park at Chiribiqueti.

We've pushed global governments to pass new nature laws, and tougher targets for cutting carbon. There's so much still to do.

But building back after the COVID pandemic, we can create a greener, fairer economy that supports nature, and protects this unique planet we all depend on.

If we act now, by 2030 we should start seeing the impacts of a more sustainable food system, a more stable climate, and a healthier, recovering world.

And 60 years on from today, let's create a history to be proud of.

 Together we can save our one shared home.