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In 1985, World Wildlife Fund formally affiliated with The Conservation Foundation (CF). The two merged in 1990, and in 1991 took the name of "World Wildlife Fund, Inc." (source (http://www.worldwildlife.org/defaultsection.cfm?sectionid=15&newspaperid=15&contentid=225)). Earlier, in 1986, it had been renamed "Worldwide Fund for Nature", but not in the US and Canada.
Probably the most famous name associated with the WWF is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke was the first President of the World Wildlife Fund-UK from its foundation in 1961 to 1982, International President of WWF (1981-1996), and is now President Emeritus.
They support the Kyoto Protocol and maintain that governments should strengthen their efforts against global warming.
They are also dedicated to
See also:
External links For more information, see their web sites http://www.wwf.org/ and http://www.panda.org/.
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