Toronto, Canada
WWF-Canada is a leading conservation organization with a mission to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and build a future where humans live in harmony with nature. Founded in 1967 by Senator Alan MacNaughton, WWF-Canada enjoys the active support of more than 150,000 Canadians. As a member of the global network, the organization contributes to conserving biological diversity, ensuring sustainable use of renewable natural resources, and promoting reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
WWF-Canada's Conservation Program is focused on addressing daunting conservation challenges, such as completing a national network of marine protected areas, safeguarding the Arctic, supporting leading-edge research to protect Canadian wildlife and habitats, and protecting Cuban wildlife and habitats. The organization employs a range of tools including field research, scientific mapping, policy initiatives, market solutions, and public education to achieve conservation results. WWF works closely with local communities and others who share the common goal of protecting the natural world.
Key achievements include the protection of 96 million acres of Canadian wilderness through the Endangered Spaces Campaign, development and implementation of recovery plans for species like the St. Lawrence beluga whale and the right whale, banning of carbofuran, and the protection of thousands of acres of tropical forests throughout Latin America.
With its focus on Health Care and headquartered in Canada, WWF-Canada stands as a crucial player in the conservation landscape, ripe for potential investment and partnerships in furthering its impactful work.
