Civil society organizations

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), formerly known as World Wildlife Fund, works to stop degradation of the natural environment and to conserve the world’s biological diversity. Works to ensure that renewable natural resource use is sustainable, promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. Works with partners to develop and implement solutions to environmental challenges. Conserves representative samples of the world’s outstanding places to ensure that ecologically, economically and culturally important species are restored and thriving. Addresses drivers of threats to biodiversity that contribute to the damage created by the ecological footprint.