Wildlife Conservation Society

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Helped close domestic ivory markets in China, the US, and the UK
Secured major new victories for intact forest protection in Central Africa’s Okapi Reserve, Canada’s Peel Watershed, and Indonesia’s Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Reduced forest loss, the key threat to orangutans, by 27 percent in the Leuser Ecosystem
Reduced manta ray killings by 75 percent in Indonesia since 2013
Helped dismantle 30 percent of Indonesia’s illegal shark and ray trade network

Supported more than 100 projects to help species adapt to climate impacts
Worked side by side with coastal communities, Indigenous Peoples, and governments to reduce climate vulnerabilities and protect long-term livelihoods
Helped over 31,000 Indigenous People assert their customary rights to decide the rules within their Locally-Managed Marine Areas
Supported 1,400 young people from predominantly under-resourced communities through paid work experiences, internships, and volunteerships
Achieved zero retaliatory killings of tigers in Sumatra since 2012, and no confirmed reports of retaliatory killings of snow leopards in Afghanistan since 2010

China announced a permanent ban on hunting, trading, transporting, and consuming wildlife
Vietnam announced a directive calling for heightened enforcement of its existing laws on illegal wildlife trade
Secured stronger formal protections for the jaguar across its vast range

Long-term Goals:

Restore elephant populations across Africa and Asia to pre-poaching crisis levels
Restore key big cat populations to their natural carrying capacity

Medium-term Goals:

Short-term Goals:

Reduce poaching and forest habitat loss across Leuser by at least 20 percent over the next five years

Less than a quarter of the planet remains wild
One million species are at risk of extinction
Climate change is accelerating
Intensifying threats from poaching, habitat loss, and conflict with humans for elephants
Illegal killing, hunting of prey, and habitat loss for big cats
Poaching, habitat destruction, and infectious diseases for apes
Habitat loss, diseases spread by domestic cattle, and illegal hunting for gaur
Overfishing and other threats for sharks
Illegal logging and mining, unsustainable agriculture, poaching, illegal fishing, road development, hydroelectric projects, and oil exploration for Madidi-Tambopata
Illegal gold mining, poaching, and wildlife trafficking for Okapi-Kahuzi-Biega

Climate Change Data