WWF-Canada

World Wildlife Fund Canada

Founded	1967
Founder	Alan MacNaughton
Type	Charitable trust
Focus	Environmentalism
Location	Toronto, Canada
Area served	National and international
Method	Lobbying, research, consultancy
Key people	David Miller, President and CEO
Website	wwf.ca

WWF-Canada (also known as World Wildlife Fund Canada) is one of Canada's largest conservation organizations and is a member of the WWF global network, actively contributing to the protection, management and restoration of the environment. Its name remains World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the United States, but is known as World Wide Fund for Nature around the world.

Mission statement

On its official website, the organization'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,
• promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

Offices

• Toronto, Ontario (Head office)
• Ottawa, Ontario
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Prince Rupert, British Columbia
• Halifax, Nova Scotia
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Montreal, Quebec
• Iqaluit, Nunavut
• Inuvik, Northwestern Territories

External links

• WWF-Canada Website
• Living Planet Community Living Planet Community
• Earth Hour
• WWF Global Network
• WWF International Website

See also

• Ernie Cooper