World Wildlife Fund

Carter Roberts. Carter leads WWF in the conception, development and execution of cutting-edge, science-based conservation solutions. Since joining the organization in 2004, he has built a strategy that relies on global teams to integrate policy, markets and field conservation initiatives to deliver conservation at scale in 19 of the world’s most important natural places. Under Carter’s leadership, WWF has pioneered numerous transformational… See full bio.

	Overhead Ratio: 22.76%
Charity Navigator Rating: (profile)	Total Revenue: $151,560,547

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Website:	http://www.worldwildlife.org/	Address:	1250 24th St NW
E-Mail:	Contact form		Washington, D.C. 20037, USA
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Story: Read about what the challenge is in reducing carbon emissions from forests, and how WWF is tackling that problem: Challenge: Roughly 20 percent of all global emissions come from the cutting down or degradation of forests. Brazil’s Amazon, for example, contains 70 billion tons of natural carbon, and activities such as the cutting and burning of forests are making Brazil one of the largest carbon dioxide emitters in the world. Action: In the world’s largest forests, WWF is building stronger conservation programs that will not only protect rich biodiversity but also reduce emissions from deforestation and provide financial incentives for developing countries to keep their forests standing. WWF is measuring the carbon storage potential in critical forests such as the Amazon in Peru to feed into national emissions reduction targets. This is done by combining the data generated by remote sensing technology and getting input from local communities. Through these efforts we support the policies and practices required to produce zero net greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation by 2020. (Read what else the WWF does in the area of climate change at: http://www.worldwildlife.org/climate/wwfrole/index.html)

Evidence of Impact Summary:

WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the US and close to 5 million globally.

Organization Strengths Summary:

Climate Change experts believe that the World Wildlife Fund has successfully positioned itself as an international group that is focused on specific issues around nature. They have further been successful because of their well-known brand and strong public outreach programs.
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Areas for Improvement Summary:

At the same time, the World Wildlife Fund should be more aggressive with some of their work, consider additional issue areas, and develop their law and international policy capacity. They also might build their work at the local level in the US to have a bigger impact.
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Carter leads WWF in the conception, development and execution of cutting-edge, science-based conservation solutions. Since joining the organization in 2004, he has built a strategy that relies on global teams to integrate policy, markets and field conservation initiatives to deliver conservation at scale in 19 of the world’s most important natural places. Under Carter’s leadership, WWF has pioneered numerous transformational global partnerships with major corporations, international organizations and governmental bodies to help set new industry standards for resource efficiency, raise public awareness of corporate sustainability, design and implement innovative land-use programs and improve livelihoods in critical landscapes around the world. Prior to joining WWF, Carter spent 15 years at The Nature Conservancy, running the Massachusetts chapter, leading overall strategy development and overseeing science programs, and opening programs in Central America. He also has extensive experience working with major international companies to bring new products to market. Carter serves on the boards of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, a collaboration between Imperial College and the London School of Economics; InterAction, a consortium of development and environmental NGOs seeking a holistic approach to foreign assistance; and the Nicholas Institute at Duke University. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Princeton University.

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