Unit 22 Environmental Protection Culture Corner The World Wildlife Fund
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was found by Sir Peter Scott in 1961. His goal was to help protect the Earth's natural environment. Today the WWF is the world's largest conservation organization. It has almost 5 million supporters all over the world and has organized more than 11.000 projects in 130 countries. Besides protecting endangered species, the WWF concentrates on these key areas of global conservation: Climate change Burning coal and oil produces gases like Carbon Dioxide, which are the major cause of global warming. About 23,000,000,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide are released into the atmosphere every year. The WWF encourages governments and businesses to start using clean, renewable energy sources like wind, water and solar power.

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