World Wide Fund for Nature Non-governmental organization

1. WORLD WIDE FUND
FOR NATURE(WWF)

2. Introduction:
 Is an international non-governmental organization, founded
in 1961.
 Working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the
reduction of human impact on the environment.
 World's largest conservation organization with over five
million supporters worldwide.
 Working in more than 100 countries, supporting around
1,300 conservation and environmental projects.

3. Mission:
In the 1990s, WWF revised its mission statement
to:
 Stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and
to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature,
by:
 conserving the world's biological diversity;
 ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is
sustainable; [and]
 promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful
consumption.

4. Mission:
As more resources became available, its
operations expanded into other areas such as:
 Preservation of biological diversity
 Sustainable use of natural resources
 The reduction of pollution, and climate change
 Best-available scientific knowledge and with an initial focus
on the protection of endangered species.

5. Group aims:
 Stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment
 Build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature
Currently, their Work is organized around these six
areas:
 Food
 Climate
 Freshwater
 Wildlife
 Forests
 and Oceans.

6. This is Our Planet:
A unique collaboration:
 Our homes, our health, the food we eat, the air we breathe, the
water we drink - our lives and all the things we care about simply
can’t exist in a world without nature. Nature matters.
 But today, we have become the greatest threat to the health of our
planet.
 “Our Planet” is a new Netflix original documentary series from
Silverback Films, in collaboration with WWF.
 Four years in the making, Our Planet will explore the rich natural
wonders, iconic species and stunning wildlife spectacles that still
remain, and reveal the key issues that urgently threaten their
existence.

7. WWF has been protecting the future of nature:
 WWF in 1985 expands conservation programs in Asia and
Africa, showcasing the new Annapurna National Park in Nepal
and strengthening projects to protect mountain gorillas in
Rwanda.
 On the island of Madagascar, the greater bamboo lemur -
thought to be extinct since 1972 - is re-discovered by WWF-
sponsored researchers in 1986.
 WWF also helps reintroduce the Golden Lion Tamarin to
Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
 WWF helps create the first national park in Bhutan by
transforming the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in 1986.

8. WWF has been protecting the future of nature:
 WWF's campaign to save the African elephant in 1989 plays
an important part in the decision by CITES
 WWF arranges a $2.1 million debt-for-nature swap for
Madagascar in 1989, with the help of a $1 million grant from
the U.S. Agency for International Development - the first
major U.S. government support for a debt-for-nature swap.
 WWF in 1996 works with Malaysia and the Philippines to
establish the Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area, the
world's first transborder marine protected area for sea
turtles.

9. WWF has been protecting the future of nature:
 WWF and the Chinese government in 2004 release the most
comprehensive study ever done of pandas in the wild, showing
nearly 50 percent more pandas than previously thought.
 WWF in 2007 forms the Climate Savers Computing Initiative with
Google, IBM, Dell, Intel and others, establishing new efficiency
standards for computers that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by 54 million tons per year.
 WWF helps Bhutan create the 1,442-square mile Wang chuck
Centennial Park, the second-largest park in the country. With the
creation of this park, 49 percent of Bhutan's land cover is protected.

10. WWF has been protecting the future of nature:
 The largest debt-for-nature swap in Madagascar's history is
agreed to by the governments of Madagascar and France in
2008. The swap allocates roughly $20 million over five years,
and is part of a global effort led by WWF.