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A call to support non-animal testing at the first conference of the UN Global Framework on Chemicals
Chemicals help us clean our homes, protect crops, develop medicines, and make everyday essential products. But how do we determine whether they could harm us or…
New guide shows governments how animal health and welfare can help deliver the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health
COP17 press conference: Launch of Animals for Biodiversity and Health guidance tool.
COP17 Armenia: What it means for animals
Countries are on track to meet fewer than half of their national biodiversity targets. This makes this year’s UN Biodiversity conference a critical milestone…
WFA launches ‘The Atlas of Animal Emotions’ for World Animal Day 2026
Luciana D’Abramo of FOUR PAWS announced as new President of World Federation for Animals
Advancing animal welfare at FAO’s first One Health Conference
Peer-reviewed article on wildlife and climate connection published in ‘Global Change Biology’
Inside Costa Rica’s sustainable development strategy
According to the latest Sustainable Development Report, Costa Rica ranks among the top countries in Latin America for progress…
Three new organisations join the World Federation for Animals
We’re delighted to welcome three new members to the Federation: two Full Members and one Associate Member. Representing different countries…
Report | Wildlife Counts for Climate: The Scientific Consensus
On 18 June 2026, during the mid-year climate negotiations, government representatives of Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and Chile discussed the policy implications of the Scientific Consensus on Wildlife and Climate. Backed by …
Rethinking the management of wild animals at CBD SBSTTA-28
Making the case for animals at the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum
What the Australia-EU trade agreement means for animals
Over 280 global scientists unite on urgent need for wildlife protection for sake of the climate
Nairobi’s floods are a warning signal from earth: this World Environment Day, we urgently need to take climate action and restore our ecosystems
The name “Nairobi” comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which means “place of cool waters,” an interesting and fitting identity for Nairobi, both in the city’s origin as a landscape of wetlands
What the global health negotiations delivered for animals
In May 2026, two major global health events took place in the same week: the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva and the 93rd General Session of the World Organisation…
Securing the place of animals in urban settings
We tend to think cities begin where nature ends, but the truth is different. Wildlife lives in the cracks of our sidewalks…
