A history of a global environmental conservation organization

In almost 5 decades, WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund) has become one of the world''s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations.

It has more than 5 million supporters distributed throughout 5 continents, and projects actively running in more than 100 countries.

And since 1985, the organisation has invested well over US$1 billion in more than 12,000 projects.

All these projects and activities play a part in the campaign to stop the accelerating degradation of Earth''s natural environment, and to help its human inhabitants live in greater harmony with nature.

This section explains how the organization grew from being a small group of committed wildlife enthusiasts into a global network, supported by people from all walks of life, who, like WWF, care about the welfare and future of our only planet.