WWF-India is one of country’s largest non-governmental organizations working towards the conservation of biodiversity and natural habitats. It engages with multiple stakeholders including local communities, teachers, students, state and central governments, industry and civil society organizations, so as to ensure a living planet for future generations. WWF-India works through a network of 15 state, 22 field and 5 divisional offices with approximately 300 staff working across the country to implement its mission and work. The secretariat is based in New Delhi and the organization is a part of the WWF International network, with its headquarters located in Gland, Switzerland.
WWF-India has several programme divisions that work on specific areas of conservation and sustainable development. These include:
- Climate Change and Energy
- Forest Conservation
- Freshwater and Wetlands
- Marine
- Species Conservation
- Sustainable Livelihoods Programme
- Centre for Environmental Law
- Environment Education Programme
- Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre (IGCMC)
- Living Ganga Program
Besides these initiatives WWF-India will be part of two large global programmes that commenced in 2008, namely The Tiger Initiative and The Living Himalayas Initiative.
All these programs do cross cutting work on landscapes that have been identified as fragile and important due to the critical role they play to ensure that sub continental biodiversity of flora and fauna in thrives. These landscapes are:
- Khangchendzonga
- Satpuda- Maikal
- North Bank
- Kaziranga-Karbilong
- Terrai-Arc
- Sundarbhans
- Nilgiri and Eastern Ghats
WWF-India’s field staff works tirelessly to ensure that nature conservation is conducted in a scientific manner so as to ensure gradual reduction in man induced degradation of the environment and also to ensure that sustainable development practices are adopted.
WWF INDIA-ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION
WWF-India believes that environmental education is a life long process that encourages exploring, raise questions, investigate issues and seek solutions to environmental and social problems.
Ever since its inception in 1969, WWF-India's Environment Education (EE) programme has come a long way in achieving its mission: strengthen human and institutional capacity in nature conservation and environmental protection on a long term basis, with the help of environment education and awareness activities. Knowledge creates awareness, and the right attitude is the prerequisite for sustainable social action. This in essence is how environment education can pave the way to a sustainable future.
As nurturing effective education for sustainable development requires cross-departmental, cross-sectoral and cross-organizational engagement, therefore, WWF-India targets students, youth and communities alike.
Objectives
- Develop mechanisms and institutions for enhancing outreach activities through Nature Clubs of India, Eco clubs and Interpretation Programmes.
- Increase our presence and influence in formal education system at the primary and higher levels through policy advocacy with the Central Boards and the National Council for Education and Research Training.
- Develop a comprehensive teacher training programme that includes recapitulation.
- Develop and implement environment sensitisation programmes or modules for key target groups.
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