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==Acronym dispute== | ==Acronym dispute== | ||
In ], the World Wide Fund for Nature sued the ] (now known as ]) for unfair trade practices. Both companies shared the acronym |
In ], the World Wide Fund for Nature sued the ] (now known as ]) for unfair trade practices. Both companies shared the acronym WWF. The environmental organization claimed that the wrestling company had violated a ] agreement regarding use of the WWF initials. | ||
On ] |
On ] ], a British court ruled in favor of the World Wildlife Fund. The World Wrestling Federation filed an appeal in October 2001, but in early ] ], they began quietly changing all references to "WWF" on their website with "WWE", and relocated the website from ''wwf.com'' to ''wwe.com''. On ], the company issued a press release stating the official name change of the company to ''World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.'' | ||
However, abandonment of the acronym did not conclude the two organizations' legal wrangling. Later in 2002, the Wildlife Fund petitioned for $360 million in damages. The wrestling group made a counteroffer, leading to an undisclosed settlement. In 2003, World Wrestling Entertainment won a limited decision which permitted them to continue marketing certain preexisting products with the abandoned WWF logo. In general, though, the wrestling company was obliged to issue newly-branded merchandise such as apparel, action figures, video games, and DVDs with the "WWE" acronym. For example, the wrestling company has invested time and expense blocking out references to the "WWF" on its decades-long backlog of video footage. | |||
In November 2006, the World Wildlife Fund's attempt to secure the rights for the wwf.com domain, which was purchased in 2003, was rejected by the ]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 15:51, 30 November 2006
Company type | Charity |
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Industry | Environmentalism |
Founded | September 11 1961, Morges, Switzerland |
Headquarters | Av. du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland, Switzerland |
Key people | Sir Julian Huxley Dr Claude Martin HE Chief Emeka Anyaoku |
Products | Lobbying, research, consultancy. |
Revenue | $120,910,695 USD (2005) |
Number of employees | approx. 4,500 (worldwide) |
Website | www.panda.org |
- For other uses of "WWF", see WWF.
WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly the "World Wildlife Fund", which is still used by WWF-US and WWF-Canada) is a global environment conservation, research, environmental advocacy and restoration organization. WWF is dedicated to stopping the degradation of the planet's natural environment, and building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:
- conserving the world's biological diversity
- ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable
- promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
Currently WWF works on the conservation of three biomes: Forests, Freshwater Ecosystems, and Oceans and Coasts. These conservation works contain the bulk of the world's biodiversity, and provide the environmental goods and services upon which all life ultimately depends.
WWF promotes a factual, science-based approach to conservation, which focuses on six priority issues of global concern: forests, oceans and coasts, fresh water, endangered species, and the insidious threats of toxic chemicals and climate change. For each of these issues, WWF has developed measurable targets, and runs more than 1,200 field projects around the world in any given year.
Founding
- 11 September 1961, Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund.
- In 1986, WWF realized that its old name no longer reflected the scope of its activities. The name was changed into World Wide Fund for Nature, retaining the WWF initials. The United States and Canada, however, retained the full old name, World Wildlife Fund for Animals.
We shan´t save all we should like to, but we shall save a great deal more than if we had never tried.
— Sir Peter Scott, one of the founders of WWF
Presidents
- 1962–1976: HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- 1976–1981: John H Loudon
- 1981–1996: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- 1996–1999: Syed Babar Ali
- 2000–2000: Ruud Lubbers
- 2000–2001: The Hon. Mrs Sara Morrison
- 2001–Present: HE Chief Emeka Anyaoku
International directors
- WWF Services
- James P Leape – Director General
- Paul Steele – Chief Operating Officer
- Thomas Schultz-Jagow – Communications
- Dr Timothy Geer – Government & Aid Agency Coordination
- Chiew Chong – Finance & Administration
- International Conservation Programme
- Dr Guillermo Castilleja – Programme Director
- Dr Sheila O'Connor – Programme Audits
- Regional Programmes
- Dr Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu – Africa/Madagascar
- Dr Isabelle Louis – Asia/Pacific
- Dr Magnus Sylvén – Europe/Middle East
- Dr Georg Schwede – Eastern Europe/Central Asia
- Dr Meg Symington – Latin America/Caribbean
- Policy
- Gordon Shepherd – International Policy
- Global Issues
- Hans Verolme – Climate Change Programme
- Duncan Pollard – Forests for Life Programme
- Jamie Pittock – Freshwater Programme
- Dr Simon Cripps – Oceans & Coasts Programme
- Dr Sue Lieberman – Species Programme
- Legal Advisor
- Michael R. Rogers, Barrister
Acronym dispute
In 2000, the World Wide Fund for Nature sued the World Wrestling Federation (now known as World Wrestling Entertainment) for unfair trade practices. Both companies shared the acronym WWF. The environmental organization claimed that the wrestling company had violated a 1994 agreement regarding use of the WWF initials.
On August 10 2001, a British court ruled in favor of the World Wildlife Fund. The World Wrestling Federation filed an appeal in October 2001, but in early May 2002, they began quietly changing all references to "WWF" on their website with "WWE", and relocated the website from wwf.com to wwe.com. On May 6, the company issued a press release stating the official name change of the company to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
However, abandonment of the acronym did not conclude the two organizations' legal wrangling. Later in 2002, the Wildlife Fund petitioned for $360 million in damages. The wrestling group made a counteroffer, leading to an undisclosed settlement. In 2003, World Wrestling Entertainment won a limited decision which permitted them to continue marketing certain preexisting products with the abandoned WWF logo. In general, though, the wrestling company was obliged to issue newly-branded merchandise such as apparel, action figures, video games, and DVDs with the "WWE" acronym. For example, the wrestling company has invested time and expense blocking out references to the "WWF" on its decades-long backlog of video footage.
See also
- Global 200 (200 ecoregions defined by WWF as the most critical regions for conservation)
- List of ecoregions
- Ecoregion
- No One's Gonna Change Our World - charity album in aid of WWF.
- World Conservation Award
References
- Capital Research Center: WWF (English)
- ^ WWF Finland - History of WWF International (English)
External links
- WWF Global
- WWF Regional
- WWF Australia
- WWF Austria
- WWF Belgium
- WWF Bhutan
- WWF Brazil
- WWF Canada
- WWF Central America
- WWF China
- WWF Colombia
- WWF Denmark
- WWF Finland
- WWF France
- WWF Germany
- WWF Greece
- WWF HongKong
- WWF Hungary
- WWF India
- WWF Indochina
- WWF Indonesia
- WWF Italy
- WWF Japan
- WWF Malaysia
- WWF Mexico
- WWF Mongolia
- WWF Nepal
- WWF Netherlands
- WWF New Zealand
- WWF Norway
- WWF Pakistan
- WWF Philippines
- WWF Poland
- WWF Russia
- WWF Singapore
- WWF South Africa
- WWF South Pacific
- WWF Spain
- WWF Sweden
- WWF Switzerland
- WWF Thailand
- WWF Turkey
- WWF United Kingdom
- WWF United States