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WWF

About WWF

WWF is one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries.

Mission

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

WWF and the Water, Energy, Food Security Nexus

Now in its 50th year, WWF manages conservation projects around the world, and advocates for science-based policy solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Understanding the nexus between freshwater, food and energy is essential to creating management plans that will ensure the long-term well-being of people and nature.

Message by the International Director

Hear from WWF International Director General Jim Leape about the importance of an integrated approach to meeting humanity’s natural resource needs.

Q&A with Lasse Gustavsson

WWF is a strategic partner of this week’s conference. Why did the organization decide to get involved in this way?

We are currently living beyond the Earth’s ecological limits. We need to correct course, and do so in a way that works for both people and nature. WWF is involved in this conference to ensure that nature has a seat at the table as decisions are made about future resource allocation.

What is the particular expertise that your organization brings to this discussion?

WWF uniquely brings conservation science, boots-on-the-ground field experience in countries all over the world, and a global policy perspective. We also bring the hopes and aspirations of more than 5 million supporters worldwide who want their leaders to get serious about solving the very real problems our planet faces.

What have been the activities of WWF to date in water, energy and food and in the nexus itself? How do you expect those activities to change as a result of this conference?

WWF works to ensure that freshwater resources are managed in order to sustainably meet the needs of people and nature. This means working with the hydropower industry to design, site and operate dams to minimize their environmental impacts. It means working with cotton farmers in Pakistan to improve growing techniques, use less water and fewer chemicals, and thereby protect the endangered Indus river dolphin. It means working with the Ramsar convention to protect wetlands and other ecosystems that are essential sources of food to millions. These are just a few examples, but all of our activities in freshwater conservation are driven by the knowledge that healthy ecosystems provide services we all depend on – and that we take them for granted at our peril.

An interview with Fan Shenggen from the “Conference Dailies” by OOSKANews.