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WWF is the world's largest conservation organization, with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries and supporting around 3,000 conservation and environmental projects. [6] It has invested over $1 billion in more than 12,000 conservation initiatives since 1995. [7]
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]
August 29, 1988 - The WWF presents the first SummerSlam event. The annual events would return to Madison Square Garden in 1991 and 1998. June 14, 1994 - The New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup at Madison Square Garden. It is the first time that a Stanley Cup has been won by the Rangers at the Garden.
The 1001: A Nature Trust, the contributors to which are sometimes referred to as the 1001 Club, is a financial endowment that helps fund the World Wide Fund for Nature.It was established in 1970 by the then-head of the WWF, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, with help from Anton Rupert, a South African entrepreneur.
Hans Lukas "Luc" Hoffmann (23 January 1923 – 21 July 2016) was a Swiss ornithologist, conservationist, and philanthropist. [1] [2] He co-founded the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), [3] helped establish the Ramsar Convention for the protection of wetlands, [4] and set up the Tour du Valat [] research centre in the Camargue area of France.
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WWF-Pakistan has taken a proactive step by initiating a dialogue on Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in collaboration with the KBA Secretariat, the Engro Foundation, and the Darwin Initiative. [6] This joint effort is geared towards the conservation of biodiversity in Pakistan by focusing on Key Biodiversity Areas, highlighting the organization's ...
Human–wildlife conflict has been defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 2004 as "any interaction between humans and wildlife that results in negative impacts of human social, economic or cultural life, on the conservation of wildlife populations, or on the environment". [6]