Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international (Question 41) ______ - governmental organization for the (Question 42) _____, research, and restoration of the environment. The organization was (Question 43) _____ as a charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund. It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson.
It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million (Question 44) _____ worldwide, working in more (Question 45) ____ 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with (Question 46) _____ 9% of its funding coming from voluntary (Question 47) ________ by private individuals and businesses.
The group says its mission is “to halt and reverse the (Question 48) _____ of our environment”. Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes,thaty cantain,.most of the world’s biodiversity: forests, freshwate ecosystems, and oceans and coasts. Among other issues, it is also concerned (Question 49) _____ endangered species, pollutions, and climate change. The organization (Question 50) ____ more than 20 field projects worldwide. In the last few years, the organization set up offices and operations around the world.
