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Welcome WWF!
The WWF is founded. -
Scientist Thomas Lovejoy
WWF hires its first scientist, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, as a project administrator, in 1973. -
Schools
School children across the U.S. respond to WWF's 'Pennies for Pandas' campaign in 1984, donating more than $10,000 for panda conservation. Nancy Reagan personally delivers the gift to the Chinese government during a visit to Beijing. -
Not only for animals
WWF in 1991 helps create the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, which to date has gene-
rated more than $150 million in conservation and development funding from the proceeds of restructured government-to-government debt in seven Latin American countries. -
Debt For Nature
WWF in 1993 completes a $19 million debt-for-nature swap in the Philippines, the largest such swap ever undertaken by a nongovernmental organization. -
Planet Campaign
WWF in 1997 launches the Living Planet Campaign, a new vision for preserving Earth's biodiversity. The centerpiece of the campaign is the Global 200, a framework of more than 200 terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecoregions. -
Smart Gear
WWF and partners in 2004 launch the International Smart Gear Competition, encouraging the design of innovative fishing gear to reduce accidental deaths of marine mammals, birds and sea turtles. -
Largest Gift
WWF in 2006 receives the largest gift in its history, $34.6 million, from the estate of H. Guy Di Stefano. The donation is earmarked for projects with potential for large and immediate impact on WWF's worldwide conservation efforts -
First Earth Hour
WWF organizes the first Earth Hour in Sydney, Australia in 2007. -
Earth Hour
In 2008, Earth Hour goes global, becoming the world’s largest environmental activism event -
Anniversary
WWF-US 50th Anniversary
