World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international environmental organization. It was founded as the World Wildlife Fund,[1] which is still its official name in Canada and the United States.
Most of its offices are in Switzerland. Their mascot, or logo, is the Giant Panda. It is the world's largest independent wildlife management organization. It has over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries. WWF supports 15,000 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity. About 90% of its fundraising money is from donations by private individuals and businesses.
The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the destruction of our natural environment". Much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution and climate change. The organization runs more than 1,200 field projects worldwide each year.
World Wide Fund For Nature Media
Prince Bernhard with a WWF field vehicle, 1971
Princess Beatrix visiting the organization, 1971
Dr. Adil Najam from Pakistan is WWF's current president since 2023.
A WWF hot air balloon in Mexico, 2013
WWF at the People's Climate March, 2017
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Großer Panda im Ocean Park, Hongkong
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The nature reserve, Oasis of Stagni di Casale, managed by WWF in Vicenza, Italy
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Le Cesine, a natural wetlands in Italy, managed by WWF since 1979
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Multiple conservation projects by WWF at Ili-Balkhash in Kazakhstan
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References
- ↑ "WWF in the 60s". World Wide Fund for Nature. Retrieved 2012-08-19.