WWF-India's goal is the protection of India’s ecological security through the following broad programme objectives
- Ensuring conservation of the country’s biodiversity,major ecosystems and critical landscapes.
- Minimising wasteful consumption and promotionof sustainable and wise use of natural resources by all sectors of society
- Promoting the active involvement of rural and traditional communities in the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources.
- Working towards reduction in the sources and impacts of climate change.
- Minimising pollution,reducing the use of toxic chemicals and ensuring improved management of toxic waste
- Enhancing active participation of all sections of society in nature conservation and environmental protection through environmental education,awareness raising and capacity building
- Ensuring that environmental principles are integrated into development planning,policy and practices
- Promoting environmental governance through legiglation,policy and advocacy
WWF-India has been working to promote harmony between human beings and nature for more than four decades.
Today, it is recognized as a premier conservation NGO in the country dealing with nature conservation, environmental protection and development-related issues. At a time when the Web of Life has come under increasing threats, WWF-India's attempts have been to find and implement solutions so that human beings can live in harmony with nature, and leave for future generations a world rich in natural resources and natural wonders.
The organization is part of the WWF-family with 27 independent national organisations. The coordinating body, the WWF International, is located at Gland in Switzerland.
