WWF International
WWF's mission 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
Primary web addresses
http://www.panda.org
Main Address
Avenue du Mont-Blanc
CH-1196 Gland
CH-1196 Gland
Country
Switzerland
Main Telephone
41-22-364-91-11
Joined OneWorld
21.10.1998
Features
15.05.2008
Governments could save human lives and millions of dollars in crop and income losses for the rural poor through better consideration of the needs of wildlife, according to a new study of conflict between humans and wild elephants in Africa and Asia.
more...Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Africa] [Animals] [Poverty]
19.04.2008
Marine turtles are emerging as excellent indicators of the effects of climate change.
more...Image: Marine turtle encounter © WWF / Anne Marie Hill
19.04.2008
Marine turtles are emerging as excellent indicators of the effects of climate change.
more...Related topics/regions: [Animals] [Climate change] [Science]
Image: Marine turtle encounter © WWF / Anne Marie Hill
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