AN ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONARY The death of Luc Hoffmann at the age of 93 in July 2016 was mourned by both the WWF network and the broader conservation movement. © WWF INTL. / WWF Dr Luc Hoffmann made an extraordinary life-long contribution to nature conservation and WWF. He was one of WWF International's first board members, served as our second Vice-President until 1988, and was serving as our Vice-President Emeritus at the time of his death. In addition to working with our founders to help establish the global organization, Dr Hoffmann was a founder of several WWF national offices. Dr Hoffmann was a leading figure in other conservation organizations, including Wetlands International, IUCN, and the Fondation Internationale du Banc d'Arguin in Mauritania. He also played a key role in the original effort to save Spain's Coto Doñana and was the driving force behind the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Dr Hoffmann established the Tour du Valat research centre in the Camargue region of France and dedicated his life to the centre's work on wetlands conservation. In a lasting legacy to honour Dr Hoffmann's visionary work, in 2012 WWF and the MAVA Foundation established the Luc Hoffmann Institute to address some of the planet's most difficult environmental challenges through sustainability science solutions. WWF Annual Review 2016 | page 34 "Without Luc Hoffmann, there would be no WWF and we are forever grateful for his selfless contributions to our natural world." Yolanda Kakabadse President, WWF International