Persuasive Speech

The World Wide Fund for Nature or WWF for short has worked at reducing our carbon footprint for over 45 years. Even since 1985, the World Wildlife Fund Network has invested over $1.165 billion in more than 11,000 projects. According to the WWF website, their mission is to conserve nature which they are actively doing in 100 countries with 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. There are several ways that everyone can do their part in supporting WWF. Supporters can donate money, adopt a species, or take action and directly help conserve our environment. I am going to discuss WWF’s cause and importance, how they are working to conserve nature, and how all of you can help support the cause. WWF’s goal is to conserve 19 of the world’s most important natural places and significantly change global forces to protect the future of nature. Just a few of these 19 places include; the Amazon, the Arctic, Coastal East Africa, The Coral Triangle and the Galapagos. According to www.panda.org, we are using nearly 30% more natural resources than the Earth can replenish and our activities are drastically changing the planet’s climate. If this statistic stays true it is going to become a major problem. According to www.globalissues.org, every living thing on Earth is a part of a complex, interconnected web of ecosystems and habitats that provide our life support system. If this system breaks down there will be no chance of survival. An essential part of WWF’s efforts to influence the course of conservation is their partnerships. WWF has 4 different kinds of partnerships: corporate, government, humanitarian, and marketing. Some of WWF’s corporate partners are, IKEA, Nike, HP, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, and The Coca Cola Company. WWF uses its global reach, scientific expertise, and in-depth knowledge to help all of these companies improve their business practices to make them more eco-friendly. By working with these companies WWF is dealing