The WWF is run at a local level by the following offices...
- WWF Global
- Adria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- AsiaPacific
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Borneo
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Caucasus
- Central African Republic
- Central America
- Central Asia
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- European Policy Office
- Finland
We are a Brazilian non-governmental and non-profit organization that works to change the current path of environmental degradation and promote a fairer and healthier future for all, where society and nature live in harmony.
To achieve this goal, we believe in dialogue and collaboration with different sectors of society: traditional communities, local organizations, companies, and government. Above all, we seek to strengthen the role of populations and initiatives that are on the frontlines of protecting Brazilian biomes.
Created in 1996, WWF-Brazil is part of the WWF Network and currently has over 180 employees engaged in more than 60 projects in the Amazon, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, and marine ecosystems along the Brazilian coast.
Our initiatives aim to protect and restore biodiversity, strengthen family farming and local production, and generate studies on the impacts of deforestation and fires,
OUR VALUES
Without unity, respect, and the celebration of the diversity of nature and people, it is impossible to fulfill our mission. That’s why, through the many cultures, partners, and communities we work with and that represent WWF, we have developed and are guided by a shared set of core values:
We work for change where it is needed and inspire people and institutions to confront the greatest threats to nature and to the planet’s future—our shared home. Courage is present in everything we do.
We live by the principles we believe in, acting with integrity, accountability, and transparency. We rely on science to guide us and ensure that we learn and evolve.
We honor the voices and knowledge of the people and communities we partner with and serve, working to uphold their rights to a sustainable future.
We create impact through the power of collective and innovative action.
WWF-Brazil Governance
The goal of WWF-Brazil’s governance is to ensure compliance with commitments and relationships within the WWF Network, as well as upholding the organization’s policies, principles, and objectives. Our governance bodies are:
It is WWF-Brazil’s highest governing body, composed of its members. It has the authority to decide on all matters related to the organization’s purpose, as well as to adopt any resolutions deemed necessary for its defense and development. It meets ordinarily once a year to deliberate on the financial statements of the previous fiscal year and to approve the budget and activity plans for the upcoming year, and extraordinarily whenever necessary. All members and board representatives serve on a voluntary basis and receive no remuneration for their participation or for holding any position within the organization’s governance structure.
Composed exclusively of members, the Board of Trustees leads WWF-Brazil’s governance and management process. It is responsible for approving policies and strategies, ensuring compliance with the organization’s mission, values, and social objectives, enforcing the decisions of the General Assembly, overseeing the management of the Executive Board, and ensuring that decision-making processes, management systems, and the executive and operational teams are adequate to achieve institutional goals. The Board meets regularly every four months and also has thematic committees that convene between full Board meetings. see its members below
Junia Nogueira de Sá - Chairwoman
Ângela Mendes
Carlos Afonso Nobre
Fábio Alperowitch
Flávia Regina de Souza Oliveira
José Alentejano
Makota Cassia Kidoialê
Marcelo Behar
Thais Santos
Walelasoetxeige Paiter Bandeira Suruí (Txai Suruí)
It is an advisory and consultative body to the Board of Trustees and the organization. It provides a forum for discussion and contributes with suggestions, feedback, and opinions on any matters related to WWF-Brazil’s mission and objectives. The Advisory Council is composed of individuals with recognized expertise, specialists in the organization’s areas of work, as well as members and former board representatives who have previously taken part in other governance and management bodies of the organization.See its members below:
Álvaro Antonio Cardoso de Souza
Daniel Bleecker Parke
Haakon Lorentzen
Heloísa Helena Rios de Carvalho
Philippe Prufer
Rachel Biderman Furriela
Rita de Pinho Carvalho
Roberto Pedote
Roberto Silva Waack
It is WWF-Brazil’s oversight, control, and advisory body, responsible for monitoring the organization’s financial, accounting, asset, and budget management, as well as reviewing internal procedures and controls to ensure transparency. The Fiscal Council is composed of independent members who are not part of the organization’s membership.See its members below:
Brunno Cruz da Silva
Marcos da Cunha Carneiro
Ricardo Lopes Cardoso
The professional management body of WWF-Brazil, it is responsible for the administration of the organization, the implementation of institutional policies, and the formulation of the organization’s strategy, which it executes upon approval by the Board of Trustees. It carries out administrative actions and holds the organization’s formal representation, reporting directly to the Board of Trustees. The Executive Board is composed entirely of professionals hired by the organization, who work on a full-time, exclusive basis.