How the organisation carries out its work

Working together

Our ultimate goal is to build a future where people live in harmony with nature.

But with only 4,400 staff worldwide - as dedicated as they are - we clearly cannot do it all.

Working with others is essential, and we thank our many partners for helping us in this immense task.

Chief Emeka Anyaoku, President, WWF International

WWF Annual Review 2006

Challenging times, Making big things happen

Our annual publication that covers the most important global environmental issues and reports on how WWF has responded to them. Read more

There is no doubt that when it comes to effective action, we are better together.

After many years spent actively pursuing the protection of the environment and the life it supports, we at WWF have learned that only by working together in willing and honest partnerships with governments, business, other organizations, local populations, and society as a whole can we succeed in alleviating poverty and conserving the renewable, life-sustaining resources of our fragile planet.

WWF focuses on critical places and issues, and forges partnerships to make a measurable difference to the state of the world.

In doing this we have prioritized those areas around the world which represent globally outstanding examples of biodiversity: we call these the "Global 200" ecoregions.

In a selection of these, WWF is working with local communities, government agencies, partner NGOs, and key businesses to implement programmes to ensure the long-term security of these very special places.

This means we tackle the social, economic, and policy issues which are critical to sustainable livelihoods for people and the ecosystems upon which they depend.

We then take our work across the world and address key issues, species and themes.

In this way we have a system for measuring our results so that we know whether and where we are making progress.

WWF is unique in its ability to partner with others and to broker concrete conservation solutions.

With the continued trust and support from donors, members, local partners, governments, progressive businesses, and scientists, we will always find a way forward. We invite you to join us - for a living planet.