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LISTEN: Dr. Mordecai Ogada – A Case for Scrutinizing the Climate Narrative

"This time we go deep into speculating about the more nefarious side of the global climate change narrative, including the obsession with the fertility of African women, the prospect of protected areas being refuges for elites, the establishment of decentralized colonies headed by colonizing NGOs, and conservation being a smoke screen for extraction and industry."

Campaign Announcement: NO Deal For Nature | Stop the Corporate Capture of the Commons

“The New Deal For Nature” (NDFN) is being drawn up by the world’s most powerful corporations, financial institutions, and conservation NGOs, including WWF. WWF has been complicit in human rights abuses for years. At the helm of the NDFN is the World Economic Forum which entered into partnership with the United Nations on June 13, 2019.

Extinction Rebellion Training, or How to Control Radical Resistance from the ‘Obstructive Left’

The bottom circle, the largest in size, represents the non-political citizens, the target audience of XR: "The people who're shitting themselves and want something to be done but aren't highly political."

The Best Lecture You Will Ever Watch on “Conservation”

"That hot afternoon in Amboseli; I experienced my road to Damascus. I realized that I was part of a system that had no respect for the very bedrock on which it stood. I was a qualified black face put in place to smooth over fifty years of exploitation in two and to create a pleasant backdrop that would allow for the renewal of this insidious arrangement."

Obama to Open Post-presidency Office in World Wildlife Fund Headquarters

Could this move also signal what could be an acceleration of the implementation of payments for ecosystems services (also referred to as the "new economy", "natural capital", the financialization of nature, The Next System, etc.) by the world's most powerful institutions and states?

FLASHBACK: WWF’s Eco Imperialism

WWF presently has offices in over 90 countries around the world, so to briefly illustrate the imperialistic nature of their “conservation” efforts this article simply focuses on the contentious nature of their presence in mineral rich Mongolia.

How the World Wildlife Fund Colluded With Big Timber to Target Sacred Lands for Logging

"Resolute Forestry Products, on the heels of a big fat congrats last month by the World Wildlife Fund for its role as the world’s largest manager of Forest Stewardship Council® certified forests, has begun illegally logging on unceded indigenous land in the Boreal forest."

Killer Panda: WWF Gives Panda Stamp of Approval for the Killing of Marine Mammals

"I am sure that many of WWF’s 5 million members will be shocked to discover that their donations are supporting the slaughter of pregnant and protected marine mammals in the name of ‘responsible’ and ‘environmental’ salmon farming. WWF’s ‘Killer Panda’ is effectively loading the bullets to shoot seals and sea lions. Please stop the certification of lethal salmon farms as “responsible” by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. WWF’s support for the killing of marine mammals is irresponsible and can only bring the WWF global brand into further disrepute."

WWF Scandal (Part 4): The Dark Side of the Panda

“It is unlikely that any other charitable organisation that depends on public support operates with such little accountability and in such secrecy as WWF…. It is easier to penetrate the CIA. And when WWF has been caught in embarrassing conducts it has engaged in damage control and cover-ups of the kind that might be expected from a company whose products have caused injury to consumers and the environment.”

Green Veneer | WWF Helps Industry More than Environment

"It quickly became clear that this was greenwashing for the genetically modified soybean marketers," says one attendee, referring to the practice of deceptively marketing a product as environmentally friendly. When a few Europeans wanted to talk about the dangers of the herbicide glyphosate, they were quickly silenced. "The Americans' killer argument was that they were 'technologically neutral.'"