environmental organization in malaysia - WWF

WWF stands for World Wide Fund For Nature. it was formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund also known as Tabung Alam Malaysia.WWF- Malaysia is a national conservation trust that currently runs more than 75 projects covering a diverse range of environmental protection and nature conservation work in malaysia.

the projects including :- 

-scientific field research 

-policy work with the government

-environment education

-training and supporting other conservation organisations in malaysia

-public awareness programme 

-working with local communities to improve livelihoods and protect environment

WWF mission:-

is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature,by:

-ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable 

-promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption

-conserving the world's biological diversit

WWF-Malaysia's early work was focused on scientific research of wildlife and important natural habitats. later expanded to the management of protected areas.Issues that WWF-malaysia's work on are:-

-SPECIES

    >WWF work towards the protection and management of six different species;-

 1. The tiger

2.Borneo Pygmy Elephant

3.Sumatran rhinoceros

4. Orang Utan

5. both the hawksbill and the green turtles in the sea and on the beaches

-FOREST

WWF-Malaysia's Forest for life programme aims to increase the coverage of forest protected areas, improve the management of production forests for the supply sustainable timber, and restore degraded areas especially where there is need to maintain critical forest linkages.

-MARINE

protect endangered sea turtles in melaka, terengganu and sabah. furthermore, wwf also collaborating with partners in malaysia,indinesia and the philippines to ensure the sustainbility of the apex of the Coral Triangle.

more activities with WWF- Malaysia: