Всесвітній фонд природи Україна

Всесвітній Фонд Природи Україна / WWF-Ukraine

WWF Worldwide. WWF is the world’s largest conservation organization, founded in 1961. We’re active in nearly 100 countries and have over 7700 employees. For nearly 60 years, WWF has worked for a living planet where people and nature thrive. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature. The organisation is unique in working across all sectors, with governments and public authorities, the private sector, civil society, and individuals around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live. Globally, WWF focuses on the following areas: Forests, Freshwater, Wildlife, Oceans, Climate, Food, as well as cross-cutting issues of finance, governance, and markets.

WWF Central and Eastern Europe (WWF-CEE) is the first multi-country member of the WWF global network. It is responsible for leading and, to a significant extent, implementing WWF’s efforts to preserve, restore, and sustainably manage the natural values across what we call the «Green Heart of Europe», including Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. With a team of 240 professionals, we work across political borders and sectors to facilitate solutions for long-term sustainable development that work with rather than against nature.

WWF-Ukraine is a member of WWF-CEE. Formally established in 2019, the organization builds on 25 years of WWF engagement in Ukraine on issues from wetland restoration to forest conservation and management. The WWF-Ukraine team of ca 25 professionals based mainly in Kyiv and Lviv currently comprises specialists working on forests, freshwater, wildlife as well as governance and public policy, corporate engagement, marketing as well as finance and administration. WWF-Ukraine has a solid record on conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of natural resources. Building on this record, in recent years the focus of the organization has been on leveraging WWF Network expertise and support to contribute to regenerate Ukraine following the Russian invasion and support the country’s integration into the European Union.