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WWF Madagascar & Western Indian Ocean

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Climate change Energy Forests Oceans and seas Protecting and managing the natural resources Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development of SIDS
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Comoros Madagascar Seychelles Mauritius
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: - conserving the world's biological diversity - ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable - promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
Year established:	1963
Year of registration:	1997
Organizational structure:	Programme Office overseeing WWF work in the Western Indian Ocean islands including Madagascar and the WIO marine ecoregion (Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles). Headquarters office based in Antananrivo with 10 field offices around Madagscar. Responds to WWF International, Gland, Switzerland.
Number and type of members:	215 staff, based in Madagascar
Funding structure:	Foreign and international grants

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