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World Wide Fund for Nature-India, better known by its abbreviation, '''WWF-India''', has been devotedly working to protect and secure natural heritage and ecology for more than 50 years. It has an autonomous office, with the Secretariat based in [[New Delhi]] and various state, divisional and project offices spread across India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Where We Work|url=http://www.wwfindia.org/who_we_are/where_we_work/|website=WWF India|accessdate=24 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>
WWF-India is one of India’s leading conservation organizations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chhabra|first1=Dilpreet|title=Preserving the Future – digital campaign illuminates illegal trade in non-charismatic species|url=http://www.traffic.org/home/2015/5/6/preserving-the-future-digital-campaign-illuminates-illegal-t.html|website=traffic.org|accessdate=24 February 2017|language=en|date=6 May 2015}}</ref> Established as a Charitable Trust in 1969, it has massed almost five decades of experience in the field. Having started with modest beginnings, the organisation has come a long way helped by the efforts of its founders and associates who volunteered their efforts to lend momentum to this movement in its initial years.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.wwfindia.org/who_we_are/history/|website=WWF-India: 40 years of Nature Conservation|accessdate=24 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Programmes==
WWF-India today is engaged in many activities for protection and conservation of the environment in the Indian context. [[Climate change]] and [[energy conservation]] are among the chief areas of concern. The Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Division strives to promote and enhance conservation of forest ecosystems through a participatory approach involving key stakeholders in India. Through its Environment Education Programme and [[Education for sustainable development|Education for Sustainable Development]], it aims at strengthening individual and institutional capacity in nature conservation and environmental protection through widespread education and awareness.<ref name="esd">{{cite news|last1=Siddiqui Zaman|first1=Rana|title=Lessons painted in green|accessdate=24 February 2017|work=The Hindu|date=12 June 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/lessons-painted-in-green/article4805484.ece|archive-url=http://www.wwfenvis.nic.in/ViewGeneralLatestNews.aspx?format=Print&Id=1706|via=ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India|archivedate=24 February 2017|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

===Education for Sustainable Development===
WWF-India launched an Education for Sustainable Development program in June 2013, including a trainer kit with materials in six languages, [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]].<ref name="esd" /> The program was targeted at teacher training and educational bodies responsible for curriculum.

As a pilot program, the WWF-India had introduced the program several months earlier in thirteen model schools.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Banga Chhokar|first1=Kiran|title=Whole School Approach Approach Manual Manual|url=http://awsassets.wwfindia.org/downloads/wsam_english.pdf|website=wwfindia.org|publisher=WWF-India|page=59|accessdate=24 February 2017|date=2014}}</ref> One of the model schools, [[Salbari Higher Secondary School]], was transformed by the program. Beyond cleaning up their school, the students set up a bird watching club, planted saplings with protective fencing, made a worm-compost pit, and started several other environmental projects.<ref name="esd" />

As of January 2015, the programme was active in four states.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lalchandani|first1=Neha|title=UNESCO releases global action programme on ‘education in sustainable development’|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/the-good-earth/UNESCO-releases-global-action-programme-on-education-in-sustainable-development/articleshow/46040650.cms|accessdate=24 February 2017|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=28 January 2015|location=Nagoya}}</ref>

==Controversy==
The Silence of the Pandas is a documentary on WWF-International, and also focuses on WWF-India and other WWF branches. A year in the making, this film from the award-winning German film maker Wilfried Huismann sought to dispel the green image of the WWF. Behind the WWF's eco-facade, the film uncovered explosive stories from all around the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWF - Silence of the Pandas - Video Dailymotion|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x105tsl_wwf-silence-of-the-pandas_news|website=Dailymotion|accessdate=24 February 2017|date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

There has also been a criticism of their [[tiger]] conservation projects.<ref>{{cite web|title=India|url=http://www.pandaleaks.org/videos/india/|website=pandaleaks.org|accessdate=24 February 2017|quote=Hundreds of thousands of Adivasi – people of the forest – are once again being driven out to make way for new tiger reserve.}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian natural history]]
* [[Bombay Natural History Society]] (BNHS)
* [[Wildlife Trust of India]] (WTI)
* [[Sanctuary Asia]]
* [[Wildlife of India]]
* [[Protected areas of India]]
* [[Wildlife Institute of India]] (WII)
* [[Zoo Outreach Organisation]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.wwfindia.org/ Official website of WWF-India]

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