World Wildlife Fund | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/05/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature


00:02:20 1 History
00:02:29 1.1 Precursor: the Conservation Foundation
00:03:22 1.2 Founding: Morges Manifesto
00:06:36 1.3 Recent development
00:10:08 2 Panda symbol
00:11:29 3 Organization and operation
00:11:39 3.1 Policy-making
00:14:08 3.2 Collaboration
00:15:34 3.3 List of presidents
00:15:43 4 Notable initiatives and programs
00:15:54 4.1 Campaigns
00:16:12 4.2 Global initiatives
00:17:02 4.3 Publications
00:17:57 4.4 Promotions
00:19:50 5 Controversies and disputes
00:20:01 5.1 ARD documentary
00:21:56 5.2 Corporate partnerships
00:23:32 5.3 Human rights abuses by paramilitaries
00:27:31 5.4 Hunting
00:29:19 5.5 Initialism dispute
00:32:30 5.6 Mekong River dolphins report



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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.WWF is the world's largest conservation organization with over five million supporters worldwide, working in more than 100 countries, supporting around 1,300 conservation and environmental projects.  They have invested over $1 billion in more than 12,000 conservation initiatives since 1995. WWF is a foundation with 55% of funding from individuals and bequests, 19% from government sources (such as the World Bank, DFID, USAID) and 8% from corporations in 2014.WWF aims to "stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature." The Living Planet Report is published every two years by WWF since 1998; it is based on a Living Planet Index and ecological footprint calculation. In addition, WWF has launched several notable worldwide campaigns including Earth Hour and Debt-for-Nature Swap, and its current work is organized around these six areas: food, climate, freshwater, wildlife, forests, and oceans.WWF has been accused by BuzzFeed News, Kathmandu Post, the Rainforest Foundation Fund and Survival International of protecting paramilitary forces funded by the organization to fight poaching that have engaged in human rights abuses despite an internal report acknowledging them in 2015. They have attacked African and South Asian villages, torturing, raping, and killing villagers. Investigators also revealed that the WWF actively engaged in cover ups and lobbied to release rangers when they were arrested.