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WWF’s mission is to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together.
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Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) have been badly hit in the UK as rising sea temperatures have affected the fish they feed on, such as sandeels.
Puffin (Fraterclua arctica) with fish in beak, Saltee Island, Ireland.
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Scotland’s peatlands store an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon, and these unique habitats provide homes for an amazing range of wildlife, including the red listed merlin, hen harrier and curlew as well as newts, frogs and lizards.
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Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying, Cairngorms NP, Scotland
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Four wind turbines beneath An Sgurr, Isle of Eigg. In 2008 the islanders on Eigg set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, four wind turbines, and 2 arrays of solar panels
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This traditional red farmhouse in Gränna, Småland, Sweden, is powered by wind turbines.
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Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in freezing water. Alaska, Beaufort Sea
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The polar bear patrol at Ittoqqortoormiit, East Greenland. As the sea ice diminishes, polar bears are spending longer on land and coming into town. In recent years, there has been a worrying increase in human-polar bear encounters throughout East Greenland.
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and two cubs standing on fractured ice floe. Svalbard, Norway.
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Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) cub. Snowleopards are endangered, and their habitats vulnerable to climate change impacts.
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Baby African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) silhouetted against the waterhole at sunset in the Etosha National Park Namibia, Africa.
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Copyright Greg Armfield/WWF-UK
Dzame collects water from the well every day. Kwale, Kenya.
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Copyright Jonathan Caramanus/ Green Renaissance/WWF
Mike Olendo of WWF-Kenya in the mangroves on the Lamu seascape. The mangroves ecosystems are home to an astounding number of species, provide essential storm protection and nourishment for coastal-dwelling communities and store more carbon per acre than any other forest variety.
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WWF team relocate a turtle nest, Kenya. Turtles are extremely sensitive to temperature change, and contact with salt water can destroy their eggs. Rising ocean temperatures and sea levels are affecting their survival.
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The Fijian government has committed to establish a network of marine protected areas by 2020. Fijian fisherman.
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Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are endangered, and very sensitive to temperature changes at all stages in their life cycle. Green turtle, Hawaii.
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A turtle hatchling makes its way to the sea, Lamu, Kenya.
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Holding governments to account on climate action is a key part of the debate on climate change around the world. The People’s Climate March, NYC, USA.
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Children learn about marine turtle conservation and the sustainable use of marine natural resources, Mkokoni, Kenya.
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Schoolchildren in Wales learn about seagrass- a vital carbon sink.
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