Alumni Grants support ongoing education, training, and research opportunities for former Russell E. Train Fellows, Russell E. Train Scholars, and Professional Development Grant recipients who have completed the terms of their WWF grant contract and meet all of the eligibility criteria necessary to be considered for a … It is the first conservation trust fund to be implemented on an ecoregional scale. WWF in 2006 receives the largest gift in its history, $34.6 million, from the estate of H. Guy Di Stefano. In the Terai Arc of the Eastern Himalayan lowlands, WWF in 2001 spurs progress toward the ambitious goal of creating wildlife corridors linking 11 protected areas between Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park and India's Corbett National Park, an area of 12,160 acres. With critical support from WWF and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the IUCN in 1980 publishes the ground-breaking World Conservation Strategy, stating that humanity exists as part of nature and has no future unless nature and natural resources are conserved. World Wildlife Fund Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax ID number 52-1693387) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. After three years of intensive work by WWF, the 1.7-million acre Chandless State Park is created in 2003 in the Brazilian Amazon. Washington, DC 20037. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1961 became president of the British National Appeal, the first national organization in the World Wildlife Fund family. 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. The swap allocates roughly $20 million over five years, and is part of a global effort led by WWF. Join us ! WWF and Unilever in 1997 establish the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to assure the long-term sustainability of global fish stocks and the integrity of marine ecosystems. In a pledge developed through the WWF-World Bank Alliance, the president of Brazil in 1998 commits to provide legal protection for 10 percent of the Brazilian rain forest, an area greater than all of the national parks in the contiguous United States combined. 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. WWF organizes the first Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Global environmental conservation organization. In 1961, a limited number of organizations around the world—such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and The Conservation Foundation—were trying to meet conservation needs, but were desperately short of funds. In direct response to a WWF-led campaign, Staples, the largest office products company in the U.S., ends its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) because of its poor environmental practices. 1250 24th Street, N.W. Working with six African governments, science-based priorities are defined for protecting species and habitats in the region. WWF's Board of Directors in 2005 adopts a 10-year goal: to measurably conserve 15 to 20 of the world's most important ecoregions, and in so doing, transform markets, policies, and institutions in order to reduce threats to these places and the diversity of life on Earth. 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. World Bank President James Wolfensohn in 1997 introduces a partnership with WWF to bring 500 million acres of forest under independent certification as sustainably managed by 2005, and to establish an additional 50 million acres of new forest protected areas. Extensive mangroves and primeval Atlantic forest in the area shelter the endemic Chau parrot, among other wildlife. The giant panda becomes the logo for WWF. The WWF Nedbank Green Trust strongly advises that all project applicants work closely with the relevant WWF SA Programme Manager in the development of project submissions before they are submitted as there is a great probability of acceptance if the project strongly aligns to the WWF Nedbank Green Trust investment strategy as advised by WWF. Finca La Planada, a 3,700-acre farm in Colombia, becomes a nature reserve, thanks to the joint efforts of WWF and the Colombian Foundation for Higher Education in 1983. This is where the projects are tested as to whether the strategic contribution is significant enough to invest in. Year of the Tiger: TX2: The Year of the Tiger campaign, WWF’s first species specific global campaign in more than 20 years, launches with the goal to double the number of tigers by 2022. Africa's unique biodiversity is under increasing pressure. WWF in 1992 begins creating "conservation trust funds" for a number of high-priority conservation areas. The WWF Nedbank Green Trust welcomes all organisations doing work in the environmental outcomes sector of South Africa to partner with the Green Trust so that the trust can achieve its vision of igniting new ways for people and nature to thrive. WWF is one of Australia’s most trusted conservation organisations. The Alianza plans an initial $100 million investment from FCS and other donors to support conservation. WWF in 2006 supports the declaration of the 4.7 million-acre Juruena National Park in the Amazon. Nearly 30 bird species depend on the lake, including a million flamingoes for which the lake is the principle feeding ground in 1973. Photos and graphics © WWF or used with permission. Please email the fo‌rms in Word and do not convert them to PDF or any other formats. In conjunction with a continent-wide effort to save the American bison, this iconic species is reintroduced to the land after an absence of 120 years. © 2020 WWF - World Wide Fund For Nature© 1986 Panda Symbol WWF – World Wide Fund For Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)® “WWF” is a WWF Registered Trademark Creative Commons license. WWF is a science-based organisation that employs the most up-to-date and credible data to deliver conservation success that meets the needs of nature and people. Certified Australian rock lobster comes to market, and Alaska salmon, which represents more than six percent of the total annual U.S. fish catch, is certified as well. In September, over a million people sign a WWF petition to stop the slaughter of elephants. Earth Hour City Challenge—a year-long competition asking U.S. cities to prepare for increasingly extreme weather and to promote renewable energy—calls on 1,700 towns to take action. With this new park, a total of 33 million acres of new strict nature protection and 18.5 million acres of new sustainable use areas have been created since ARPA's inception in 2002. WWF's campaign to save the African elephant in 1989 plays an important part in the decision by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) to enact a ban on the ivory trade. Another project in 1961 helps Colombian conservationists establish a small nature reserve. WWF supports the American Prairie Foundation’s acquisition of 31,320 acres of land in Montana for wildlife restoration. All project applications submitted to the WWF Nedbank Green Trust through the website are received by WWF South Africa. WWF secures a $53 million commitment from the U.S. government in 2003 for the new Congo Basin Forest Partnership. and equitable future. WWF in 1993 completes a $19 million debt-for-nature swap in the Philippines, the largest such swap ever undertaken by a nongovernmental organization. International standards for fisheries management are established in 2000 under the MSC. WWF in 1987 is instrumental in creating the Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve, which protects one of the largest jaguar populations in Central America, as well as the endangered scarlet macaw. WWF and The Coca-Cola Company in 2007 announce a $20 million partnership to focus on seven important river basins, global supply chain and water use efficiency in its bottling plants.

With the creation of this park, 49 percent of Bhutan's land cover is protected. ARPA (Amazon Region Protected Areas), the largest tropical forest conservation project in history, receives funding to protect 150 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Ira N. Gabrielson and Russell E. Train were the first president and vice president, respectively, of WWF-U.S. A WWF grant helps establish the Charles Darwin Foundation Research Station in the Galapagos Islands. The 10-year Regional Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Plan of Action, which sets steps to address growing threats to the region's wildlife and habitat, is agreed to at the CTI Leaders' Summit in Indonesia. WWF's long-established support of projects in Africa is strengthened by the creation of an Africa program and a formal tie (since discontinued) with the African Wildlife Foundation in 1983. WWF helps establish the Guaraquea Ecological Station in 1987, and a 770-square-mile protected area surrounding it, in the Brazilian state of Parana. H.R.H. All content and opinions expressed on this website and listed publications and products are solely those of WWF. In 2006, a helicopter carrying WWF staff members Dr. Chandra Gurung, Dr. Harka Gurung, Jennifer Headley, Yeshi Choden Lama, Matthew Preece, Dr. Jillian Bowling Schlaepfer and Mingma Sherpa as well as other conservation leaders crashed in Nepal, killing all 23 passengers on board. Our Stolen Future, written by WWF senior scientist Theo Colburn and two colleagues, is published in 1996. A tree frog detected on a biodiversity survey in Xe Sap NPA. Negotiations by WWF and partners in 2004 culminate in funding to protect nearly 11 million acres of tropical forest in Colombia through a $10 million debt-for-nature swap and $15 million from the Global Environment Facility. A new census in 2004 shows WWF efforts to protect African rhinos are paying off: there are 3,600 black rhinos, a substantial increase from the 2,400 left in the 1990s—and 11,000 white rhinos, up from fewer than 100 a century ago. 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. World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF)—the U.S. appeal—became the second national organization to be formed in 1961.

View our inclusive approach to conservation. WWF in 1991 helps create the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, which to date has gene-rated more than $150 million in conservation and development funding from the proceeds of restructured government-to-government debt in seven Latin American countries. The law creates a marine sanctuary around the islands to a 40-mile limit, bans industrial-scale fishing in the area and ensures tourist revenues support conservation. Where it takes longer, we encourage applicants to contact WWF to track the progress of their application. In a New York Times editorial in 1984, WWF vice president Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy sets forth the concept of using Third World debt reduction to protect the environment.

At the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in 2007, all 21 heads of state in attendance, including U.S. President Bush and Indonesian President Yudhoyono, commit to advance the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security. WWF plays a key role in persuading Ecuador to enact a sweeping new law to protect the Galapagos Islands in 1998. WWF and IUCN in 1976 create TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network that works to ensure trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Namibia in 1998 establishes the Communal Area Conservancies Program, designating four communally-run nature conservancies covering 4.2 million acres of critical wildlife habitat.