At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting taking place in Davos now, we need business and political leaders globally to come together to help us secure the future of our planet, our home. To achieve that, we need your help.
The science has never been clearer or more urgent: our planet is under threat. Human actions are leading to harmful impacts such as plastics pollution, air and water pollution, climate change and deforestation − and pushing our shared home to the brink. This is a direct threat to our future. We are the first generation to know that we are destroying the planet. And we could be the last that can do anything about it.
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Did you know that it's the first anniversary of China's ivory ban? In order to protect wild elephants and address the poaching crisis, the Chinese government’s ban on domestic commercial processing and trade of ivory came into effect on 1 January 2018. As we approach the Chinese spring festival and Lunar New Year, a peak season for Chinese citizens travelling abroad, WWF and WildAid have joined the Chinese government in calling on outbound travellers not to bring back ivory products.
