WWF Organization Profile |
The
World Wildlife Fund for Nature,
often referred to as simply the WWF is one
of the largest charitable organizations
in the world. WWF is a global organization
in more than one hundred countries worldwide
and employing more than 4000 people. Their
aim is to protect and conserve the environment
and to promote our coexistence with the
animals that share the planet with us.
The World Wildlife Fund was founded in 1961
in Switzerland by the British biologist
Sir Julian Huxley. It was originally called
the "World Wildlife Fund for Animals"
but was changed to the "World Wildlife
Fund for Nature" in 1986 to reflect
the more encompassing work of the organization.
World Wildlife
Fund for Nature 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
Promoting
the reduction of pollution and wasteful
consumption.
World Wildlife
Fund for Nature Controversies or Critics
The WWF took the World Wrestling Federation
to court in 2000 as it claimed they had
violated an agreement they had with using
the initials (WWF). The World Wrestling
Federation was forced to change its name
to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
and discontinue using the WWF acronym.
Later the World Wildlife Fund sought $360
million in damages, but settled for an undisclosed
sum with the wrestling company.
The Peta 
(People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) organization
that works to protect the rights of animals
have strongly criticized some of the actions
that the WWF have taken. Peta object to
the WWF forcing governments in the United
States, Europe, and Canada to increase the
amount of animal testing needed before approving
the use of new pesticides and chemicals.
In a website by the Peta organization, they
say "As one would expect of an organization
founded by trophy hunters, the WWF does
not oppose killing animals for sport. The
WWF believes that culling (read “killing”)
elephants and seals is OK, it supports the
slaughter of whales by native tribes, and
it refuses to speak out against steel-jaw
leghold traps." Wicked Wildlife Fund
More on the World
Wildlife Fund for Nature
WWF has offices in countries globally. The
international arm of the environmental organization
can be found at Panda.org
At WWF.org
there are World Wildlife Fund websites focused
on the following countries : Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada,
Central America, China, Colombia, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan,
Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore,
South Africa, South Pacific, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom,
and the United States.
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