04 March 2024

Press Release

For immediate release

WWF comment on The Observer article discussing unpublished report featuring river pollution - March 2023

A WWF spokesperson said:

“We are a science-led organisation and on reviewing drafts of the report, we concluded that it did not meet our rigorous standards. The decision not to proceed with this report was not connected to any individual case study within it or our relationships with partners.

“We are deeply concerned by the devastating impact that pollution is having on the UK’s rivers, particularly the Wye, and have taken the Government to court over its failure to act on river pollution.

“We continue to work to drive action to tackle the food system’s impacts on the environment, both in the UK and overseas.”