1.
Name of the organisation
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental
organization that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human
impact on the environment.[5] It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which
remains its official name in Canada and the United States.
2. Set up in
The World Wide Fund for Nature was established on September 11, 1961 in Switzerland,
the first year, WWF had a branch in Switzerland, England and the United States, then
Austria, Germany, Netherlands. Today, WWF has branches in 59 countries around the
world. In 1986, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its founding and the expansion
of the scope, WWF decided to change its name to World Wide Fund for Nature; The WWF
symbol is a large panda sketch named Chi Chi living at the London Zoo at the
establishment of The World Wide Fund for Nature. The organization helps to reduce the
destruction and destruction of nature caused by humans globally and live in harmony with
nature.
3. Aims
The purpose of the WWF organization is to reduce the global destruction of nature to build
a future where people live in harmony with nature. And conserve the
world's [Link] sustained use of renewable natural [Link] the
reduction of environmental pollution and wasteful consumption. In addition, it educates and
raises public awareness about environmental issues, especially about the need to protect
wildlife and important ecosystems. The organization also promotes environmental
protection activities through cooperation with governments, businesses and other non-
governmental organizations. And protect key biodiversity areas globally, including forests,
oceans and grasslands.
4. Activities
WWF-Vietnam's strategy includes: Minimize the related negative impacts of forestry
activities on the environment both domestically and globally . Encourage more
communities to participate in sustainable forest management and protection to improve
local livelihoods based on sustainable financial mechanisms and Expand the area of
protected areas and ensure conservation work is carried out effectivel .Effective
management of Protected Areas: no more risk of Saola poaching in key locations, ensuring
searches in at least three locations; Effective management standards are applied in all
Protected areas . Resolving violations: the rate of successful trials and arrests of illegal
hunters and deforestation increased by 50% in priority landscapes
5. Widen
The WWF provides money for conservation initiatives around the world. These include
programs focused on individual species, forests, and freshwater and marine issues as well
as climate change and responsible international trade. The group has also been involved
in efforts to provide a safe and sustainable habitat for the world’s peoples, both urban and
rural, including clean water, clean air, healthful food, and rewarding recreation areas.
Among the WWF’s notable achievements is its use of debt-for-nature swaps, in which an
organization buys some of a country’s foreign debt at a discount, converts the money to
local currency, and then uses it to finance conservation efforts. The WWF’s first successful
debt-for-nature swap took place in 1987 in Ecuador.
