Working with Bilateral & Multilateral Agencies
:: Bilateral Agencies ::
Australia
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
WWF is a fully accredited NGO of AusAID, partnering primarily in Oceania and the South Pacific.
WWF Contact:: Mr. Mark Otter, WWF Australia, email: motter@wwf.org.au
Canada
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
WWF works with CIDA most closely in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Cuba, but also in Africa and Asia.
WWF Contact: Mr. Michael Bliemsrieder, WWF Canada,
email: mbliemsrieder@wwfcanada.org
Denmark
Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA)
WWF Collaborates closely with Danish Development Cooperation on international policy issues and in a wide range of countries in the Russian Federation, South East Asia and Africa.
WWF Contact: Ms Elisabeth Kiorboe,
email: e.kiorboe@wwf.dk
Finland
Department for International Development Cooperation (Global.Finland)
WWF works with Global.Finland in its capacities as both a national and international NGO.
WWF Contact: Mr. Jari Luukkonen, WWF Finland,
email: Jari.Luukkonen@wwf.fi
France
French Development Cooperation Agency (AFD)
French Global Environment Facility (FFEM)
WWF and the AFD have a framework agreement that present AFD/WWF joint vision on forest, fisheries and marine environmental conservation in major land and seascapes. It also covers concervation issues in French Overseas Departments and Territories. WWF also works closely with the FFEM on a number of projects, particularly in the Biodiversity sector.
WWF Contact: Mr. Arnaud Collin, WWF France,
email: acollin@wwf.fr
Germany
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Financial Cooperation (KfW)
Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
The German Government engages with WWF widely in areas like international conservation policy, sustainable forest management, natural resources management, biodiversity and development of institutional capacity for protected area management, as well as providing and a Funds in Trust arrangement.
WWF Contact: Mr Joachim Gottschalk, WWF Germany,
email: gottschalk@wwf.de
Netherlands
Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS)
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)
The Netherlands have supported a wide range of WWF activities globally and nationally through NGO and bilateral programmes. Particular focus has been upon integration of conservation, poverty reduction and development, all three at the field and policy levels, and sustainable forest management.
WWF Contact: Ms Chris Enthoven, WWF Netherlands,
email: centhoven@wwfnet.org
New Zealand
New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID)
NZAID works with WWF's South Pacific programme primarily on aspects of community based natural resource management, and environment, livelihoods and sustainable development linkages.
WWF Contact: Mr Okesene Moananu, WWF New Zealand,
email: okesene.moananu@wwf.org.nz
Norway
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
Through their NGO programme, NORAD works with WWF primarily on community based natural resource management in Eastern and Southern Africa.
WWF Contact: Mr Svein Erik Haarklau, WWF Norway,
email: sehaarklau@wwf.no
Sweden
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)
Sida supports the work of WWF's target driven programmes for Oceans and Coasts, Forest, Climate Change, Toxics, and Fresh Water for their integration of poverty and environment issues through a framework agreement.
WWF Contact: Ms Risa Rosenberg, WWF Sweden,
email: risa.rosenberg@wwf.se
Switzerland
Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC/DEZA/DDC)
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
The government of Switzerland collaborates with WWF on integrated conservation and development actions, sustainable forest management issues and international environment policy programmes.
WWF Contact: Mr Matthias Diemer, WWF Switzerland,
email: matthias.diemer@wwf.ch
United Kingdom
Department for International Development (DFID)
One of WWF's earliest development cooperation partners, DFID and WWF UK have a Partnership Programme Arrangement covering Sustainable Livelihoods and the Environment.
WWF Contact: Ms Ruth Fuller, WWF UK,
email: rfuller@wwf.org.uk
United States of America
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
WWF partners extensively with USAID through programmes like the Leaders with Associates (LWA).
WWF Contact: Ms Kristin Clay, WWF US
email: kristin.clay@wwfus.org
:: Multilateral Agencies ::
European Union
WWF works with many instances of the European Union, for example:
- Directorates General of the European Commission such as DG Environment, DG Development, DG External Relations (and financial Instruments such as LIFE+, ENRTP, NSA/LA, Switch Asia)
- The EU-ACP Assembly as an Observer and participant in working groups.
- In cooperation with Beneficiary Countries and EU Delegations on in-country sustainable development actions.
WWF Contact: Ms. Joëlle Noirfalisse, WWF European Policy Office, The Global Environment Facility (GEF) The World Bank
email: jnoirfalisse@wwfepo.org
WWF works extensively with the GEF and its Implementing Agencies in consultation, co-financer and at times executer of projects, as well as an active member of the GEF-NGO Network.
WWF Contact: Mr Hervé Lefeuvre, WWF US,
email: herve.lefeuvre@wwfus.org
WWF has formal alliances with The World Bank in areas as diverse as Sustainable Forest Management and Economic Change, Poverty and the Environment.
WWF Contact: Mr Ken Creighton, WWF US,
email: ken.creighton@wwfus.org
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
WWF's partnership with UNDP extends to joint planning and implementation and in-country cooperation.
WWF Contact: Ms Lee Zahnow (ad interim), WWF US,
email: lzahnow@wwfus.org
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
WWF's partnership with the ADB also focuses largely on joint planning and implementation and in-country cooperation.
WWF Contact: Ms Isabelle Louis, WWF Singapore,
email: ilouis@wwf.sg
