Collaborative Conservation: A Year in Review

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Collaboration is vital to achieving lasting success in conservation. Fueled by your support, WWF works with a range of partners to protect the future of nature, from NGOs, to governments, to local communities and businesses. Hear from Ginette Hemley, Senior Vice President for Wildlife Conservation, about how WWF leveraged the strengths of these collaborations in the past year to achieve great success, including the landmark closure of China's domestic elephant ivory market, progress toward doubling the number of wild tigers, and enhanced efforts to protect the world’s oceans.

Ginette Hemley
Senior Vice President for Wildlife Conservation

Ginette Hemley is WWF’s senior vice president for wildlife conservation and oversees WWF’s programs to secure a future in the wild for some of the world’s most endangered and iconic species. Under Hemley’s leadership, WWF is implementing global strategies for species protection and recovery through community-based conservation approaches; reducing the demand for illegal wildlife products; and mobilizing large-scale public, political, and financial support for species and habitat conservation. An authority on endangered species and conservation policy, Hemley previously served as WWF’s senior vice president for conservation strategy & science, managing vice president for conservation, and director of WWF’s wildlife trade program, TRAFFIC