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WWF CALLS ON ALL GOVERNMENTS TO:
●● Halt the high-risk wildlife trade and increase enforcement
to combat illicit wildlife trade.
●● Introduce and enforce legislation and policy actions to
eliminate deforestation and conversion from supply chains.
●● Commit to and provide adequate finance for the
implementation of an ambitious post-2020 Global
Biodiversity Framework.
●● Commit to a New Deal for Nature and People, that puts
nature on the path of recovery for the benefit of all people
and the planet, with three goals:
*	 Protect and restore natural habitats
*	 Safeguard the diversity of life
*	 Halve the footprint of production and consumption.
●● Incorporate a One Health approach - linking the health
of humans, animals and our shared environment - within
decision-making on wildlife and land-use change.
●● Design COVID-19 economic recovery packages that
ensure a green and just transition and facilitate increased
investment in sustainable and resilient business models.
●● Support vulnerable communities to protect their food
security and livelihoods in sustainable and resilient ways,
including the recognition of indigenous peoples' land and
water rights.

WWF CALLS ON ALL COMPANIES AND
INDUSTRIES TO:
●● Implement and strengthen all voluntary environmental
measures during and after the crisis.
●● Deliver credible action to decrease the environmental
footprint of food supply chains, including promoting
sustainable production, ensuring supplier traceability
to points of origin, and encouraging consumers to make
sustainable dietary choices.
●● Support policies and legislation that ensure all production
and consumption of agricultural commodities are free from
deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems.
●● Incorporate a One Health approach within all business and
financing decisions, particularly risks related to threats to
global health.
●● Develop and implement innovative financial mechanisms
and solutions that have positive environmental and social
outcomes.

WWF CALLS ON CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANIZATIONS TO:
●● Support vulnerable communities directly affected by the
crisis and its environmental drivers, ensuring that they are
adequately represented in recovery efforts.
●● Work together with governments and industries to develop
sustainable solutions that reduce illegal and high-risk
wildlife exploitation and transform our food systems.
●● Increase accountability of international institutions,
governments and industries that fail to take action in the
wake of the crisis.

WWF CALLS ON THE PUBLIC TO:
●● Engage with our government representatives to ensure that
they commit to a New Deal for Nature and People, take
action to protect natural ecosystems, and strengthen their
nature and climate commitments.
●● Call on industries to demonstrate leadership through
decreasing their negative impacts on society and the
environment.
●● Shift their dietary and consumption habits to make more
sustainable choices.

© Daniel Martínez / WWF-Peru

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