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IN 2021, WWF CELEBRATED 60 YEARS OF ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE.
OUR GREAT APPRECIATION GOES TO THE PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS WE HAVE
BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH.
" Over 60 years, WWF has learnt many lessons on how best
to deliver impactful conservation. But perhaps our most
important learning is that we achieve so much more when
working with others. Collaboration and partnership are in
our DNA. And we know that the increasingly complex
environmental challenges require coordinated global action.
" We greatly value the enormous diversity of these contributions. The supporters,
whose donations make our work possible. The individuals who are powerful
advocates for change. And the communities, businesses, governments and civil
society organizations we work alongside to protect and restore our natural
world. Many innovative new collaborations and partnerships will be needed
in the coming years to help fulfil our mission of people and nature living in
harmony. But now is the time to recognize how much we have achieved together
in the past six decades and offer our sincere and grateful thanks. "
Pavan Sukhdev
President, WWF International
Mongolia
OUR GLOBAL NETWORK IN ACTION
O
ver the past 60 years, WWF
has strongly contributed to
many remarkable conservation
achievements - from the creation
of globally important protected areas
such as the Galápagos Islands to
innovative action for many species,
ranging from the iconic tiger to the
relatively unknown, though no less
important, bamboo lemur. In 2021,
we continue to build a future where
people and nature thrive - stronger
and more focused than ever, a diverse
global network active in over 100
countries across six continents.
As part of our 60th anniversary
celebrations, we highlighted the
vital importance of our partners and
supporters in the strong progress
we've made together in countries
around the world - and in facing
the many challenges ahead if we are
to build a nature-positive future.
Recent achievements include:
* In Belize, achieving a ban on
offshore oil exploration around
its fragile barrier reefs.
* In Borneo, planting 300,000 trees
and restoring 2,400 hectares of
degraded forest to help safeguard
orang-utans and other wildlife.
* In the southern Caucasus,
establishing community
management of 92,000 hectares
of vital wilderness.
* In Madagascar, setting up 750
environmental clubs for young
people since 1992.
* In Mongolia, bringing natural
springs - so vital for people,
livestock and wildlife - back to life.
See more of our successes together at
wwf.panda.org/wwf60
Borneo
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WWF-UK, © Shutterstock / Earth theater / WWF. Line 2: © Marizilda Cruppe / WWF-UK, © naturepl.com / Nick Garbutt / WWF,
© WWF-Thailand, © Frans Schepers / WWF-Netherlands. Line 3: © Rakotondrazafy A. M. Ny Aina / WWF-Madagascar,
© Antonio Busiello / WWF-US, © Balancín de Blancos / WWF Spain. Line 4: © Suyash Keshari / WWF International,
© Suyash Keshari / WWF International, © WWF-UK / Greg Armfield, © Daniel Martínez / WWF-Peru
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