World Wide Fund for Nature

international non-governmental organization.

Founded in 1961

Headquarter — Gland (Switzerland)

1.Living Planet Report— published every two years by WWF

2.Earth hour – a worldwide movement organized by WWF annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a specific day towards the end of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet.

3.Debt-for-nature swaps–financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation’s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures.

4.Tx2 programme

Launched by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit held in Russia.

5.TRAFFIC:

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants.

It is a strategic alliance of IUCN and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).