Conservation Intelligence

SIGHT 2.0 goes live!

We’re delighted to announce the launch of WWF SIGHT 2.0, the new version of SIGHT.

We’re delighted to announce the launch of WWF SIGHT 2.0, the new version of SIGHT.

World’s insurers launch commitment to protect World Heritage Sites

UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative partner with WWF and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to launch global insurance industry commitment to protect World Heritage Sites

UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative partner with WWF and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to launch global insurance industry commitment to protect World Heritage Sites

WWF-SIGHT presented at the Africa Ecological Futures II workshop in Nairobi, June 2018

The main objectives of the workshop was to agree on a framework document, identify gaps, confirm partnerships and agree on a implementation programme for the next six month that will lay the foundation for the full implementation of AEF...

The main objectives of the workshop was to agree on a framework document, identify gaps, confirm partnerships and agree on a implementation programme for the next six month that will lay the foundation for the full implementation of AEF...

New report: Assessing the potential threat of extractive industries to tropical Intact Forest Landscapes (IFL)

This study explores the potential threat posed by extractive development to IFLs in the three major tropical forest regions: 1) Amazon, 2) Central Africa, and 3) Asia-Pacific. The analysis uses one of the most recent global spatial datasets on...

This study explores the potential threat posed by extractive development to IFLs in the three major tropical forest regions: 1) Amazon, 2) Central Africa, and 3) Asia-Pacific. The analysis uses one of the most recent global spatial datasets on...

WHAT IS WWF-SIGHT?

WWF-SIGHT is a global intelligence platform which aims to provide an up-to-date high-level understanding of what’s happening on the ground.

WWF-SIGHT allows users to bring together diverse spatial datasets and combine them with satellite imagery to provide a near real-time high-level understanding on the current status of conservation assets around the globe.

Right now, WWF-SIGHT is not publicly accessible.

Learn More

Applications

WWF-SIGHT enables a diverse range of applications, both niche and more widely applicable. Just some of the more common WWF-SIGHT applications are outlined below.

Monitor

Quickly check a specific area of
interest, review alongside satellite
imagery, and receive e-notifications
of any new developments.

Analyse

Rapidly generate maps and quantify
the overlap or proximity of
development assets with
environmental assets.

Communicate

From simple maps to in-depth
research, WWF-SIGHT provides a
range of outputs to help illustrate
conservation issues to the public.

Read More

Team

David Patterson

Project Lead

Susanne Schmitt

Engagement Manager

Pablo Izquierdo

GIS Lead

Paolo Tibaldeschi

Project Advisor

Laura Garcia-Velez

Analyst and Trainer

Partners