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− | |Description= | + | |Description= The '''World Wide Fund for Nature''' (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries, supporting around 1,300 conservation and environmental projects. |
− | |Objective= | + | |Objective=To preserve remaining forests and to work in partnership to promote sustainable forestry |
|Start= 1961 | |Start= 1961 | ||
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|Functions= To halt and reverse the destruction of our environment, focusing on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts | |Functions= To halt and reverse the destruction of our environment, focusing on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts | ||
|Thematic priority(ies)= Deforestation, climate change, forest and people, sustainable forest and energy | |Thematic priority(ies)= Deforestation, climate change, forest and people, sustainable forest and energy | ||
− | |Linkages= [[FSC]], [[REDD]], [[IIASA]],[[FSC]] | + | |Linkages= [[FSC]], [[REDD]], [[IIASA]],[[FSC]],[[CBD]],[[UNFCCC]], [[UNESCO]] |
− | |Keywords= | + | |Keywords= Forest conservation, biological biodiversity, natural resources, pollution, policy making |
− | |ToSIA indicators= | + | |ToSIA indicators= Green house emission and carbon stock, forest damage |
− | |FOREST EUROPE indicators= | + | |FOREST EUROPE indicators= Forest area, carbon stock, forest damage, increment and fellings, trade in wood, and net revenue |
− | |FOREST EUROPE criteria= | + | |FOREST EUROPE criteria= Forest resources and carbon, health and vitality, protective functions, socio-economic functions |
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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Forests for Life Programme | |
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Founded: | 1961 |
Scope: | Global |
Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
Type of institution: | Non-governmental organisation |
Field of work: | Policy |
Language: | English |
URL: | World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Forests for Life Programme website |
Format: | html |
Access: | Free |
Publisher: | WWF |
Country(ies): | Switzerland |
Date: | 2/2/2012 |
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries, supporting around 1,300 conservation and environmental projects.
Objective | To preserve remaining forests and to work in partnership to promote sustainable forestry |
Thematic priority(ies) | Deforestation, climate change, forest and people, sustainable forest and energy |
Functions | To halt and reverse the destruction of our environment, focusing on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts |
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | FSC, REDD, IIASA,FSC,CBD,UNFCCC, UNESCO |
Keywords | Forest conservation, biological biodiversity, natural resources, pollution, policy making |
FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
Forest resources and carbon, health and vitality, protective functions, socio-economic functions | Forest area, carbon stock, forest damage, increment and fellings, trade in wood, and net revenue | Green house emission and carbon stock, forest damage |