World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), formerly the World Wildlife Fund, is a global environmental conservation organisation.
The mission statement of WWF is :
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
- promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
WWF's work falls in the following fields:
- Climate Change
- Forests
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Species
- Sustainability
- Toxics
WWF often partners with the local community, civil society organisations or the corporate sector to accomplish its goals.
