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World Fund wildlife is one of the world's largest public charitable organizations, working for more than 40 years to protect nature throughout the planet. Every year WWF carries out over 1200 environmental projects, attracting the attention of millions of people to environmental problems and their solutions.
WWF's mission is to prevent increasing degradation natural environment planet and achieving harmony between man and nature. the main objective- preservation biological diversity Earth.
WWF - history and structure
The World Wildlife Fund was created in September 1961 on the initiative of the Prince Bernard Dutch and famous British scientist Sir Peter Scott.
Fame and financial independence WWF found itself 10 years after its inception. In 2018, the foundation's president, Prince Bernard, personally addressed one thousand of the most influential and famous people world with a request to support WWF and donate $10 thousand to the management of the fund. The capital collected in this way ($10 million) became the basis of the trust fund and the basis for financing the first projects.
WWF has 28 national chapters and 5 associate members worldwide, as well as more than 5 million individual members. The network consists of more than 3,500 professionals. WWF International Secretariat is located in, from where the coordination of the activities of the entire WWF network takes place.
More than half of the money comes to the Foundation as charitable donations from organizations and individuals. Since its inception, WWF has provided funds for about 11,000 projects in 130 countries.
Symbolism
In 1929, rumors that a strange black and white bear lived in the forests of China received real confirmation. A stuffed panda was put on public display in Washington. Subsequent attempts to bring a live panda to America each time ended in the death of the animal. And only after the war, the Chinese, who, unlike the Americans and Europeans, knew how to handle pandas, began to take them to the largest zoos in the world. During the stay of the panda Chi-Chi at the London Zoo, she was seen by one of the founders of WWF - scientist and animal artist Sir Peter Scott. He made a stylized portrait of a panda. And I decided that the image of this good-natured animal in need of protection would be beautiful symbol new fund.
WWF in Russia
The first projects of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Russia began back in the year, and the Russian Representative Office of WWF opened in the same year. Since then, WWF has successfully implemented more than 150 field projects in 40 regions of Russia and invested more than $30 million in work to preserve and enhance the country's natural resources. In 2004, the World Wildlife Fund became a Russian national organization.
Main programs of WWF Russia
- The Forest Program is the conservation of the biological diversity of Russian forests based on the transition to sustainable forest management and their protection.
- Marine Program - sustainable use of marine resources and protection of marine fauna and flora.
- Climate program - prevention of climate change and adaptation to its consequences.
- Work in specially protected natural areas - the creation of systems of protected natural areas (, etc.) in priority ecoregions, guaranteeing the long-term conservation of biological diversity.
- Security rare species- projects for the conservation of animal species on the verge of extinction: the Far Eastern leopard, Amur leopard, snow leopard, Siberian white crane and Siberian crane.
- Greening the Russian oil and gas sector - prevention and reduction negative impact oil and gas sector of the economy on the nature of Russia through increasing the environmental responsibility of companies.
Priority areas of WWF activity
- development and maintenance of specially protected natural areas of Russia (, national parks, reserves, etc.);
- protection of rare species of animals and plants. Amursky
The goal is to protect the living nature of the Earth. It was created in 1961 and then united a few enthusiasts concerned about the state of nature. But the fact that among these people there were famous scientists, businessmen and government leaders made it possible to carry out the first major action within a year. Several states, whose representatives organized the World Wildlife Fund, signed the World Charter for the Conservation of Wild Animals. Later, other countries joined in, recognizing that wildlife was in danger.
More active work The foundation was hampered by a lack of funds for large-scale conservation efforts. Therefore, for almost 10 years the organization could not express itself with high-profile actions.
Gaining financial independence
New life was breathed into the foundation's activities by its then president, Prince Bernard of the Netherlands. Throwing aside all conventions, he made a personal request to a thousand richest people peace. He asked for financial support from the WWF in the amount of $10,000.
The most influential people on the planet responded, $10 million was collected, which became the basis for the financial freedom of the foundation. Organization in means mass media often became known as “Trust 1001”.
Emblem of the Wildlife Foundation
The appearance of the foundation's logo - a stylized drawing of a giant panda - is associated with the name of one of the founding fathers, Sir Peter Scott. He saw this rarest animal on earth from a Chinese zoo during a tour in London. He really liked the good-natured and beautiful animal. He decided that an organization dedicated to the protection of wild animals should choose as its symbol a panda in need of protection.
The emblem of the World Wildlife Fund is a very interesting animal. It is often called the bamboo bear, as the panda feeds on young bamboo shoots. A newborn cub weighs only 900-1200 grams and opens its eyes only after 6-8 weeks. And he begins to walk only in the third month of life.
Pandas could completely disappear from the face of the earth due to deforestation in China, the treatment of fields with pesticides and other reasons. WWF attracted the attention of the world community to this problem. The giant panda was included in the International Red Book. Through the efforts of environmental organizations, the threat complete disappearance was removed. But it’s too early to cross it off the list of protected animals.
WWF: activities
Foundation members lead all over the world. Based in his work on modern knowledge, they try not only to draw attention to the most pressing problems of the relationship between humans and wildlife, but first of all to solve them.
The Foundation is also involved in the protection individual species flora and fauna that are at risk of extinction, and the protection of water, air, soil and individual landscapes. Over the years of his work, more than two thousand projects have been carried out: to save tigers from destruction, to protect the seas from pollution, to rescue tropical forests etc. The Fund’s figures formulated the tasks of governments different countries in protecting nature.
Wildlife Foundation in Russia
The Foundation's representative office in the Russian Federation was opened in 1994, although the first projects in our country began in 1988.
The most important WWF programs in Russia are the Forestry, Marine and Climate programs.
The purpose of the first of them is protection in the forests of Russia. Marine is aimed at protecting wildlife and wise use of sea resources. And climate action means working to prevent climate change.
What has already been done in Russia?
Wild Foundation Nature WWF Since 2004 it has been registered in Russia as a national environmental organization. Over the years of work, significant progress has already been achieved.
Over the years, natural reserves have been created - nature reserves, national parks and others. Their total number exceeded 120, and their area was more than 42 and a half million hectares. In Yakutia, as part of the global “Gift to the Earth” campaign, natural reserves have been created on 30% of the territory.
2009 was the year of creation in which walruses, polar bears, bird colonies and glaciers are protected.
IN national park"Beringia", formed in 2012, are protected natural landscapes Chukotka. It was created to protect the monuments of the Chukchi and Eskimo ancient culture. Polar bears, walruses, and bighorn sheep are taken under protection from wildlife. The largest bird colonies are also located here, and salmon spawning grounds are also protected.
Protection under the auspices of WWF
Wildlife needs protection. No one doubts this anymore. And WWF specialists have set this as one of their main goals.
The Wildlife Conservation Fund started its work in Russia with a project to preserve the Amur tiger. The result of the work of environmental and government organizations The fact is that now the number of Amur tigers is not decreasing, but has stabilized. There are more than 450 individuals, and this rare species is no longer in danger of extinction. In 2010 in northern capital The International Tiger Conservation Forum was held, in which 13 states where these large and rare cats live adopted a program to save them.
Based on the results of the Foundation's project in forests European Russia About 400 bison are already grazing. On North Caucasus The bison have also returned, their herd currently numbers 90 individuals.
It was possible to increase the number of Far Eastern leopards by almost one and a half times. Now there are at least 50 of these rare specimens. To save them, measures were taken to fight forest fires, to equip anti-poaching squads, to educational work among schoolchildren... And finally, he was educated national park, called "Land of the Leopard". Work is also being carried out to restore the population of the Central Asian leopard in the North Caucasus.
To maintain safety between humans and polar bears, “bear patrols” were created with the help of the Foundation.
These are just a few examples of the Foundation’s effective work in Russia.
Forest protection
The World Wildlife Fund is also committed to protecting the forest cover of our planet. Our WWF forestry program began work in the Pskov region, where we were able to develop effective management forestry. The goal of the program is to grow highly productive forests without harming the habitats of animals and plants.
More than 38 million hectares of forests in our country now meet international standards. According to this indicator, they are second only to the forests of Canada. Obtaining a certificate means that these forests retain their social and protective functions even if they are subject to industrial logging.
As a result of a long-term campaign by the Foundation for the Protection of Primorye's cedar forests, a ban on the logging of Korean cedar was introduced in Russia. More than 600 thousand hectares of such forest were taken under environmental lease by the Foundation itself and its partners. And in the habitats of Far Eastern leopards, volunteers planted a million cedar trees!
Protection of water bodies from pollution
One of the Foundation’s most famous campaigns is the action to protect Lake Baikal. Nature defenders ensured that the route of the Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean» passed at a safe distance from the unique lake.
Now there are protests demanding the closure of the Baikal Pulp Mill as main source water pollution. Deterioration in the purity and transparency of the water in the lake can lead to the destruction of the unique inhabitants of Lake Baikal: seals, golomyanka and others.
The result of long work was a change in the route of the Sakhalin-2 underwater pipeline, which threatened oil pollution in the feeding areas of gray whales.
The construction of the Evenki hydroelectric power station, which is extremely dangerous for nature, has been cancelled. A decision was made to exclude the construction of dams on the Amur River.
"Earth Hour"
This annual WWF event is the most popular. And it became the most massive in the history of both our country and the whole world. Millions of people around to the globe turned off the lights for exactly one hour to show their attitude to the issue of rational, intelligent use of the planet’s natural resources and concern for the future of the Earth.
The Wildlife Protection Fund has the main goal of achieving harmony in the relationship between man and nature, preserving the biological wealth and diversity of the Earth. This is a charitable organization, more than half of its funds come from donations from WWF supporters around the world.
It is gratifying to see that there are more and more of them in our country. Join this important matter- nature conservation for our children and grandchildren!
The largest leopard protection and tiger conservation organization, the Wildlife Foundation (WWF), held its annual Earth Hour event. This year, 172 countries and over 7,000 cities of the planet took part in the flash mob. The protesters turned off the lights and household electrical appliances for 1 hour.
In Moscow, during Earth Hour, the lighting of 820 objects was turned off, including the Moscow Kremlin, Stalinist skyscrapers, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Luzhniki, Bolshoi Theater, buildings of the State Duma and the Federation Council, most buildings on the Garden Ring, Novy Arbat, Tverskaya Street, station buildings, Ostankino TV tower, pavilions of the central alley of VDNH, etc.
It's strange that national flags The “promotions” have not yet been released for the time being. The surrender rehearsal is reminiscent of this flash mob. It’s just a brilliant thing - an annual voluntary “measurement” of church loyalty Global warming, the religion of eco-fascism, according to the basic tenets of which man is, in general, a bastard and a dirty guy, a tyrant of wildlife and an oppressor of the tiger. Accordingly, he must, at a minimum, moderate his ardor in conquering nature, and, at maximum, leave the first roles of the king, the conqueror of nature, to secondary ones. Nature, not “disfigured” by human intervention, comes to the fore.
The conductor of this essentially anti-human “religion” is both WWF and the same GREENPEACE. The main task of these “ecologists” is to propagate the cessation of human development. Yes, energy saving, yes, technologies that reduce emissions of harmful substances. Everything is great. Just the main thing world production concentrated, for example, in China. If China, as a global factory, complies with all the standards for energy saving, cleaning and other extremely expensive and extremely difficult to implement in today’s realities, then industrial production For the most part, China will have to scale back. Because it does not satisfy any conditional Kyoto Protocol. With all the consequences for the population of the Middle Kingdom.
So it turns out that all these “ high standards» are applicable only in the super-developed countries of Europe and the USA, which, in many ways, have long stepped over the industrial stage of development, and are in the post-industrial phase, producing, in fact, only two things. 1).Money, 2). Weapon. Money whose solvency is ensured by weapons.
Since humanity will soon cross the threshold when production material goods, and protection national interests will not need great amount people (roboticization, globalization) - these large masses of people in industrial powers are becoming superfluous. But destroying them without first dehumanizing them is still weak for a global state. Its own population will not understand. So they are preparing him for the fact that if you pollute the air with smoke from a factory, or the sea with an oil platform, then you are, as it were, already an enemy.
And the tiger is environmentally friendly, he is a friend. Let a billion Chinese or Indians who do not meet the Euro-5 environmental standard die, if only the cute tiger lives and eats to its full.
Hence a bunch of videos demonstrating the rapid ossification and brutalization of our media community:
They, the poor ones, don’t understand that by filming such videos, WWF uses them for very specific purposes. They, the actors and troubadours, think that they protect tigers and bring benefits. And they are used only as recognizable bodily shells to push into the consciousness of our citizens thinking models according to which man is the enemy of the living. The enemy of life on Earth. And the media beau monde grimaces and tries:
Let's return to the so-called. "Earth Hour". When I hear the words “Earth Hour,” somehow a picture from the video for the late M. Jackson’s wonderful song “Earth Song” immediately appears before my eyes. The song is about the fact that man, in fact, is worse than animals.
In my opinion, there is a direct connection between today’s WWF eco-fascism, which asserts the superiority of nature over “dirty” man, and the videos of first-rate pop stars, for example, Jackson or Madonna.
The Earth Hour campaign is complex political sense matryoshka design.
The first layer outer shell- good goals, protect nature and save energy. Drozdov, Daineko, officials.
1. The start of the action in Moscow was given on Tverskaya Square near the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky. Director of WWF Russia Igor Chestin and head of the Department of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Moscow Anton Kulbachevsky, using a symbolic switch, “turned off” the lighting throughout the city.
Igor Chestin, Anton Kulbachevsky, doctor biological sciences, host of the TV show “In the World of Animals” Nikolai Drozdov, Director of the Department of Transport and Development of Road Transport Infrastructure of the Moscow Government Maxim Liksutov, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Maxim Shingarkin and singer Victoria Daineko also spoke to the participants of the action on Tverskaya Square.
2. The director of WWF Russia drew attention to the fact that the Earth Hour action has primarily a symbolic meaning, and every year the World Wildlife Fund tries to attract the attention of participants to its environmental initiatives. Igor Chestin called on everyone present to go to the website wwf.ru/60 and leave signatures in defense of the Arctic.
We go to the website wwf.ru/60 - and we see a request to sign an appeal to V. Putin about curtailing for 10 years projects for the development of oil fields by Russia in the Russian segment of the Arctic.
We press the button and read:
That is, by going to the WWF page? dedicated to “Earth Hour”, first you are automatically asked to sign a certain petition to the President of the Russian Federation.
What kind of petition is this? And this is practically a requirement.
Let's comment on some points.
As a result of falling oil prices, Russia and other countries around the world are facing 2015 with new economic realities. Under these conditions, the development of Arctic oil fields has become absolutely unprofitable.
It is absolutely unprofitable to extract oil. Do you hear? Absolutely. We know this for sure. And it will remain unprofitable. We have accurate information. Where? And from there. A weak, cheap trick from the assortment of NLP specialists.
It is also very important for us, as an environmental organization, that these types of projects carry unacceptably high environmental risks. The Russian Arctic is in danger due to the lack of mining companies effective technologies, means and strength for rapid response and eliminating the consequences of oil spills in ice conditions. The situation is further complicated by sanctions that do not allow the purchase of modern equipment abroad to ensure the safety of offshore production.
"Russian! Give up! In captivity, rest and hot goulash await you!” The lines of the address to the President simply ooze poison and bile.
In the current situation, we call for a 10-year delay in the development of offshore oil fields in the Arctic within the framework of licensing agreements already issued to Gazprom and Rosneft, as well as for the exclusion of Arctic projects from the investment programs of these companies.
But, in fact, this is what everything was started for.
As always, for sweet speeches about helping children and protecting nature, we are asked to sell the industrial future. In the 90s, the USSR was thrown out of the threshold of the post-industrial world, which it was already ready to enter, into the pre-industrial one. And now the West, with the help of its “soft power” in the form of WWF and other Greenpeace, wants to leave Russia in the pre-industrial phase.
Hence the frantic concern for our little animals. About our water and air. About our land. They always care about what they want to eat. In this situation, only the so-called remains unnecessary. “order population” of our territories.
Hence, actually, two questions.
1. How far does the cooperation of the manager go? Department of Moscow A. Kulbachevsky with specific funds and organizations like WWF? From what point in the official’s biography does this joint work last?
2. Why do you need to humiliate yourself by cutting off power to the Kremlin, Stalin’s high-rise buildings (and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior? State Duma and Federation Council? The symbolism in turning a joint switch is not a joke at all. Who needs it? And for what purposes?
Note the cynical, mockingly perverted Earth Hour symbol. Why is GUM burning like a temple of trade, and the stars in the Kremlin are extinguished? Why is this so? Why not the other way around?
30-03-2015, 22:03
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was founded in 1961. It became famous and financially independent 10 years after its inception.
Basic data:Future plans
In 1991, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) developed a long-term program for preserving the full life of humanity - called “Caring for the Earth”. This program asks the question: How the best way behave according to natural resources? Answer: By recycling waste! It is necessary to consistently restore everything that was used for human needs. In those places where trees were cut down, new ones need to be planted. It is also necessary to limit the pace of development of natural resources.
The most important part of the program is actions aimed at reducing environmental pollution. It is effective to prevent losses or correct the situation at the initial stage. The key to the campaign's success is education. WWF disseminates information about what needs to be done to save the Earth. Now WWF unites 27 national branches and 5 associate members, as well as more than 5,000,000 individual members.
Every second, the tropical jungle disappears in an area equal to 15 tennis courts. "Caring for the Earth" has the goal of stopping this process.
In 1998, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF, World Wide Fund for Nature) opened a project office in Odessa - the first in Ukraine. It was created mainly for work in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta. The project office was founded by DCPO (WWF Danube-Carpathian Program Office) to implement the "Partners for Wetlands" project in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta in April 1998.
Currently, the Ukrainian office of the World Wildlife Fund is implementing three projects: "Carpathian Ecoregion Initiative", "Partners for Wetlands", as well as one small project in Moldova. The official budget of this office is about a million dollars, in addition, it received additional funds through cooperation with the Ukrainian branch of the TACIS (Technical Assistance for Community of Independent States) program. The WWF Ukrainian office is not subordinate to other offices; it works independently. At first it was planned to support the Ukrainian office for three years, but in April 2001 its work was considered successful, so funding was continued.
Bluebills, such as the silver bluebill (Polyommatus coridon), live primarily on dry, grassy slopes. In Europe it protects biotopes that are disappearing, as well as rare inhabitants of these places.
National organizations are involved in nature conservation in specific regions. A roe deer conservation program is being introduced in the UK.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is an international public organization that subsidizes efforts to protect and study endangered or rare animal species, plants and their habitats. Its goal is to make people come to their senses and take a rational approach to the use of natural resources. EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES
In 1988, the name of the fund was changed from World Wildlife Fund to World Wide Fund for Nature. The name was supposed to emphasize the new direction of activity world organization. Actions to protect certain species or territories were continued, but most of campaigns were aimed at protecting the natural resources of our planet. They are related to the protection of the atmosphere and water resources, and also with economical use renewable and non-renewable sources of raw materials and energy. He began to influence pharmaceutical concerns so that they use not only environmentally friendly raw materials, but also clean technologies. The Foundation also influences the decisions of various governments not to pollute the environment.
At first glance, deserted, but unique in its composition, the landscape of Antarctica is the last innocent natural region on our planet. "RED CROSS"
In 1961, the abbreviation WWW stood for World Wildlife Fund, that is, the World Wildlife Fund. The change in the name of the World Wide Fund for Nature was intended to highlight the organization's reorientation. Thus, at the beginning of its activities, the World Fund was limited only to the protection of endangered species of animals. Now the Foundation is implementing programs to preserve animals and their natural habitats.
In Mexico, WWF is trying to save great monarchs that are threatened by collectors and forest destruction. FINANCING
The basis for WWF's success is financial support and wise use Money. Money comes to the WWF account from three sources: membership fees, government subsidies and donations from individuals and organizations. More than half of the money comes to the Foundation as charitable donations from organizations and individuals. The World Fund is assisted by intermediaries, sponsors and public organizations. WWF reaches out to society through its own publications in newspapers and magazines, books, posters, libraries, intermediaries, media and advertising. The selection of programs that the World Fund undertakes to finance is carried out by a group of specialist consultants. WWF supports programs for the protection of wildlife and untouched areas. WWF initiatives include, for example, the conservation of the Amazon rainforest and African elephants. The fund's capabilities are closely related to financing issues. Part of WWF funds is invested to increase its capital.
One of WWF's first actions was to restore the number of rhinoceroses.
THE FUND IS 40 YEARS OLD
These days, WWF is influential organization, operating on 5 continents. The Foundation's headquarters are located in Geneva. And back in 1961, when several people announced the creation of the World Wildlife Fund, no one paid any attention to it. The Foundation now unites 27 national branches and representative offices in 12 countries, as well as more than 5,000,000 individual members. Over more than 40 years of existence, WWF has implemented 11,000 projects in 130 countries, and in the 80s it financed environmental projects total cost$325 million. One of the first major projects was Project Tiger (1973). The Foundation collaborated with the Indian government and participated in conservation programs natural environment Indian tigers. Experts managed to double the population size, but tigers still need protection. An example of a successful campaign would be a program to preserve Antarctica and stop mining there. In the jungles of Koruna (Cameroon), local plants and animals are constantly being monitored.
World Wildlife Fund(English) World Wildlife Fund) is one of the world's largest public charities, working for more than 40 years to protect nature around the planet. Every year, WWF carries out over 1,200 environmental projects, attracting the attention of millions of people to environmental problems and their solutions.
WWF's mission is to prevent the increasing degradation of the planet's natural environment and achieve harmony between man and nature. The main goal is conservation biological diversity Earth.
WWF - history and structure
WWF in Russia The first projects of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Russia began in 1988, and in 1994 the Russian Representative Office of WWF was opened. Since then, WWF has successfully implemented more than 150 field projects in 40 regions of Russia and invested more than $30 million in work to preserve and enhance the country's natural resources. In 2004, the World Wildlife Fund became a Russian national organization.
- The Forest Program is the conservation of the biological diversity of Russian forests based on the transition to sustainable forest management and their protection.
- Work in specially protected natural areas - the creation in priority ecoregions of systems of protected natural areas (reserves, national parks, sanctuaries, etc.), guaranteeing the long-term conservation of biological diversity.
- Protection of rare species - projects to preserve animal species that are on the verge of extinction: the Far Eastern leopard, Amur tiger, bison, snow leopard, Siberian white crane and Siberian crane.
Priority areas of activity of WWF Russia:
- Development and maintenance of specially protected natural areas of Russia (reserves, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, etc.);
- Protection of rare species of animals and plants. Amur tiger, Far Eastern leopard, Snow Leopard, bison are under the patronage of WWF;
- Development of all-Russian and regional environmental legislation;
- Creation of economic mechanisms for the conservation of biological diversity;
- Support environmental awareness and education.
In 1929, rumors that a strange black and white bear lived in the forests of China received real confirmation. A stuffed panda was put on public display in Washington. Subsequent attempts to bring a live panda to America each time ended in the death of the animal. And only after the war, the Chinese, who, unlike the Americans and Europeans, knew how to handle pandas, began to take them to the largest zoos in the world. During the stay of the panda Chi-Chi at the London Zoo, she was seen by one of the founders of WWF - scientist and animal artist Sir Peter Scott. He made a stylized portrait of a panda. And I decided that the image of this good-natured animal in need of protection would be beautiful symbol new fund.
WWF in Russia
The first projects of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Russia began back in the year, and the Russian Representative Office of WWF opened in the same year. Since then, WWF has successfully implemented more than 150 field projects in 40 regions of Russia and invested more than $30 million in work to preserve and enhance the country's natural resources. In 2004, the World Wildlife Fund became a Russian national organization.
Main programs of WWF Russia
- The Forest Program is the conservation of the biological diversity of Russian forests based on the transition to sustainable forest management and their protection.
- Marine Program - sustainable use of marine resources and protection of marine fauna and flora.
- Climate program - prevention of climate change and adaptation to its consequences.
- Work in specially protected natural areas - the creation in priority ecoregions of systems of protected natural areas (reserves, national parks, sanctuaries, etc.), guaranteeing the long-term conservation of biological diversity.
- Protection of rare species - projects to preserve animal species that are on the verge of extinction: the Far Eastern leopard, Amur tiger, bison, snow leopard, Siberian white crane Siberian crane.
- Greening the oil and gas sector of Russia - preventing and reducing the negative impact of the oil and gas sector of the economy on the nature of Russia through increasing the environmental responsibility of companies.
Priority areas of activity of WWF Russia
- development and maintenance of specially protected natural areas of Russia (reserves, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, etc.);
- protection of rare species of animals and plants. The Amur tiger, Far Eastern leopard, snow leopard, bison are under the patronage of WWF;
- development of all-Russian and regional environmental legislation;
- creation of economic mechanisms for the conservation of biological diversity;
- support for environmental awareness and education.
Regions in which WWF operates
WWF works in the areas most important for preserving the diversity of wildlife - in the so-called ecoregions. Worldwide, WWF has identified more than 200 ecoregions (Global 200). There are fourteen such ecoregions in Russia, the most important being the Far East, Altai-Sayan Mountains and the Caucasus.
WWF project financing
Most of WWF Russia's environmental field projects are financed from abroad, but WWF makes great efforts to raise funds within the country. Today the fund has more than 5 thousand individual supporters in Russia, more than 25 companies have become members Corporate Club WWF.
"Direct Dialogue"
PD work in the MEGA shopping center
New WWF supporter
“Direct Dialogue” is one of WWF’s projects aimed at making it easier to become supporters of this organization. Thanks to it, people who want to help wildlife don’t have to look for receipts and stand in line at the bank. One way to donate and become a WWF supporter is to contribute money in person through a recruiter.
Recruiters- specially trained people working in various in public places and at various exhibitions and events dedicated to wildlife conservation. You can recognize a recruiter by a T-shirt and a shoulder bag with the WWF symbol - a black and white panda. The recruiter's method of work is to approach a person, talk about some WWF project and offer on the spot to make a contribution and become a supporter. If the person agrees, they fill out a receipt and give the person a copy (fraud protection). You can also ask the recruiter questions about the activities of the fund and its contact information. Although a recruiter may give a person a WWF badge, the desire to become a supporter must be confirmed in the future.
The current PD coordinator is Fedorov Oleg.
