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Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Makes Historic Grant Announcement Jul 14, 2016

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation announces its largest-ever portfolio of environmental grants, increasing the organization’s total direct financial giving to over $59 million since 1998. More →

Andy Murray And Kevin Spacey Team Up For Global Tiger Challenge At Wimbledon 2016 Jun 29, 2016

British tennis ace and WWF global ambassador Andy Murray has teamed up with actor and tennis fan Kevin Spacey to inspire the world to get behind an ambitious plan to double the number of tigers in the wild by the year 2022. More →

Stars Support Earth Hour 2016 Mar 21, 2016

On Saturday, as WWF's Earth Hour rolled across the world from Samoa to Santiago, millions came together to shine a light on the climate action our planet needs. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Awards $15 Million To Environmental Projects Jul 15, 2015

In a continued effort to preserve and protect the future of the planet, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has provided $15 million in grants to organizations implementing innovative and impactful environmental projects around the globe. More →

WWF Kickstarts Countdown To Earth Hour 2015 Mar 4, 2015

As nations and individuals around the globe gear up to participate in the world’s largest grassroots environmental movement, WWF's Earth Hour has kickstarted the countdown to the 2015 event with the release of the official campaign video. More →

Jared Leto Named As WWF Ambassador Feb 12, 2015

Academy Award-winning actor, musician and director Jared Leto is now a WWF global ambassador. More →

Prince Charles Chairs WWF-UK Meeting Dec 4, 2014

The Prince of Wales has lent his support to efforts to protect the world’s forests from being cut down for wood products ranging from guitars to greeting cards. More →

Andy Murray Named As WWF Ambassador Nov 11, 2014

Tennis star Andy Murray has become a global ambassador for WWF supporting the fight against poaching and illegal wildlife trade. More →

Bill Clinton Honors Leonardo DiCaprio Sep 23, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton kicked off the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting with the Clinton Global Citizen Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, of NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” More →

Paul McCartney Wants You To Take The Meat Free Monday Pledge Sep 10, 2014

Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney have joined with Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, former Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and now Climate Advisor to David Cameron, to launch an online campaign to encourage people to skip meat one day a week in order to reduce their carbon footprint and help tackle climate change. More →

Earth Hour 2014 Is A Huge Success Apr 1, 2014

The entire world witnessed the Earth Hour phenomenon sweep across the planet in its eighth year as Earth Hour 2014 broke all records of mass participation across the world as hundreds of millions of people became everyday super-heroes for the planet. More →

Jamie Foxx Joins Earth Hour Super Heroes In Blue Revolution Mar 7, 2014

As part of Earth Hour Blue, the revolutionary program launched by WWF's Earth Hour, Jamie Foxx will support ‘Light Up A Village’, a clean energy project from WWF-Uganda. More →

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Stars To Head To Singapore For Earth Hour Feb 28, 2014

WWF Singapore and Earth Hour Global today announced the director, producers, and cast of the highly anticipated upcoming motion picture The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be coming to Singapore to celebrate this year’s global flagship event for Earth Hour, the world’s largest environmental grassroots movement, to be held at The Float@Marina Bay on Saturday, March 29 at 8:30PM. More →

Andrew Garfield And Emma Stone Join Super Hero Projects For Earth Hour Feb 26, 2014

Following the recent announcement that Spider-Man is the first Super Hero ambassador for Earth Hour, the global movement organised by WWF, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone from the highly anticipated motion picture The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have chosen to back two separate projects on ‘Earth Hour Blue’, a new crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform for the planet. More →

Spider-Man Comes To The Rescue For Earth Hour Feb 19, 2014

In a first of its kind partnership, Spider-Man will be the first Super Hero ambassador for Earth Hour, the global movement organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), with a message to inspire individuals to use their power to become Super Heroes for the planet. More →

Prince Charles, Prince William And Prince Harry Attend Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference Feb 13, 2014

The Prince of Wales was joined by his sons The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry this morning as he gave a major speech during the Illegal Wildlife Trade conference hosted by the UK government. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Donates $3 Million To Tiger Conservation Nov 25, 2013

On the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for a bold initiative to help Nepal double its wild tiger numbers by 2022 – the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. More →

Linkin Park Helps Village In Nepal Get Access To Biogas Oct 28, 2013

Music for Relief (MFR) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have launched a campaign to raise necessary funds to provide an entire village in the Himalayan country of Nepal access to clean, green biogas technology. More →

Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Attend Conservation Awards Sep 16, 2013

The Duke of Cambridge joked about spending his first night away from baby son Prince George as he attended a glittering black-tie awards ceremony championing wildlife conservationists last week. More →

Li Bingbing And Lily Tomlin Join Elephant Parade Aug 12, 2013

Li Bingbing, Lily Tomlin and Loree Rodkin join a powerful cast of celebrity supporters and artists amassing to save the Asian elephant during Elephant Parade: Welcome to America. More →

Save The Tigers With Khloe Kardashian Aug 9, 2013

Khloe Kardashian needs your help to save the tigers – and she’s giving you the chance to win a shopping spree at Dash. More →

Prizeo.com Launches New Celebrity Charity Campaigns Jun 10, 2013

Prizeo.com, the charity-fundraising digital platform, has announced their official U.S. launch with a roster of major celebrities who will run charity campaigns on the site this summer, including Muhammad Ali, Alicia Keys, Michael Phelps, Kristen Bell and Khloe Kardashian — along with an Oscar-winning actress and one of the world’s most popular music groups to be announced at a later date. More →

Lily Cole Launches Jewelry Line For Sky Rainforest Rescue Jun 5, 2013

Model, actress and environmentalist Lily Cole has launched an exclusive jewellery line in collaboration with Sky Rainforest Rescue – Sky and WWF's partnership to help save one billion trees in the Amazon rainforest. More →

Jessica Alba Named As Earth Hour Ambassador Mar 19, 2013

Actress and Co-Founder of The Honest Company, Jessica Alba, is the newest global ambassador for Earth Hour, the world’s largest mass participation event that has become the iconic symbol of people’s commitment to protect the planet. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio - Hands Off My Parts! Feb 20, 2013

This week, actor and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Board Member Leonardo DiCaprio helped launch WWF’s Hands Off My Parts initiative. More →

Stars Toast For A Cause At Golden Globes Jan 15, 2013

Moet & Chandon, the Champagne of success and glamor since 1743, feted Hollywood as the official Champagne of the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards for the 22nd consecutive year. Hollywood’s favorite Champagne graced the star-studded tables during last night’s Golden Globes, and Moet & Chandon once again returned to the red carpet with its popular philanthropic initiative, “Toast for a Cause.” More →

Rare Frog Named After Prince Charles Jul 10, 2012

A rare species of Ecuadorian stream frog has been named Hyloscirtus princecharlesi in recognition of The Prince of Wales's efforts to safeguard the world’s rainforests. More →

Nelson Mandela Tweets Support For Earth Hour Apr 1, 2012

As the largest ever WWF Earth Hour wraps up across Asia, Nelson Mandela has taken to Twitter to express his support for the cause to unite the world to protect the planet. More →

Stars Challenge The World For Earth Hour Mar 22, 2012

Supermodel Miranda Kerr's Earth Hour challenge has been accepted and celebrities all around the world are now making their own “I Will If You Will” challenges to inspire people to take much needed action for the environment. More →

Indian Cricket Legend Supports Earth Hour Mar 15, 2012

Indian Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has pledged his support for Earth Hour – the global campaign supported by WWF to raise awareness and inspire individual action towards a better environment. More →