World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - the Dutch branch World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is called and the US World Wildlife Fund - is a global organization forprotection of nature . The giant panda is the symbol of the organization.

Content

 * 1 General
 * 1.1 Presidents
 * 2 See also
 * 3 External links

General
Four British nature lovers decide in 1961 the urgent need to establish an international organization that is committed to the protection of the global nature. These are:biologist Sir Julian Huxley , ornithologist and businessman Guy Mountfort, the head of The Nature Conservancy in England Max Nicholson , and naturalist and artist SirPeter Scott , son of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . Peter Scott is also the one that the original logo (a black and white panda designs). The quartet asks Prince Bernhard to become president of the new organization. On September 11, 1961 is the day. In Switzerland The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was founded. Prince Bernhardwas appointed president, Peter Scott is vice president. In the first years the WWF focuses exclusively on the protection of species, but it soon becomes clear that this work can only succeed as well as the habitats of animals are protected. Therefore, the name quickly turns into World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Immediately after the establishment arise anywhere in the world national sections of the WWF. On August 11, 1962 is done in the Netherlands with the establishment of the Emergency Fund Nature Netherlands, whose name some years later turns into World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Prince Bernhard is also president of the Dutch organization.

The number of donors in the Netherlands was in 2009 910.000, 65,000 in Belgium. Worldwide WWF has about five million supporters. WWF is one of the world's largest conservation organizations, with a network of offices in more than 60 countries. The International Secretariat is based in Gland (Switzerland) .

WWF aims to build a future in which people balanced and in harmony with nature, by:
 * to preserve the biological diversity
 * responsible use of renewable resources
 * reduction in pollution

Presidents [ Edit ]

 * 1962-1976: Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
 * 1976-1981: John H Loudon
 * 1981-1996: Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 * 1996-1999: Syed Babar Ali
 * 2000: Ruud Lubbers
 * 2000-2001: Sara Morrison
 * 2002-2009: Emeka Anyaoku
 * 2010-present: Yolanda Kakabadse