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The WWF's name remains World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the United States, but it is known as World Wide Fund for Nature around the world. The organization works to protect Canada's endangered species, promote sustainable ocean and fresh water management, and develop strategies for renewable energy development. [3]
The WWWF was renamed to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979; the WWF made its final departure from the NWA in 1983. The current legal entity, which was originally named Titan Sports, Inc., was incorporated on February 21, 1980, in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts , but reincorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law in 1987.
WWF is a foundation with 65% of funding from individuals and bequests, 17% from government sources (such as the World Bank, DFID, and USAID) and 8% from corporations in 2020. [8] [9] WWF aims to "stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature."
After rejoining the NWA in 1971, the WWWF was renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979 before the promotion left the NWA for good in 1983. In 2002, following a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund, the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In 2011, the promotion ceased branding itself as World Wrestling ...
In the 1920s, the imperial shipping regime decentralized, and after the Balfour Declaration in 1926, and the ensuing Statute of Westminster, Canada was no longer formally subservient to British legislation. Even prior to the Statute, Canada pursued a new legislative agenda regarding shipping, at a 1929 subconference of the Imperial Conference.
The 1957 report of the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects (known as the Gordon Commission) firmly planted foreign investment on the political agenda. Next, the 1968 Watkins report (known formally as Foreign Ownership and the Structure of Canadian Industry ), called for a national policy capable of handling Canada's interests in the ...
Ten years later, the WWF held an anniversary show of The Big Event, WWF Xperience, which drew over 21,000 fans. [6] In 1997 Survivor Series was broadcast from Montreal and is infamous for the Montreal Screwjob. [7] WrestleMania X8 in 2002 set the attendance record for an indoor event in Canada, at the Rogers Centre 68,236 people. [8]
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was founded in 1969, in initial efforts to stop the commercial hunt for seal pups on the east coast of Canada. With offices in 15 countries, and projects in more than 40, [ 4 ] IFAW is one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the world.