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WWF Presidents (Past and Present)

1962-1976: HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands:
Known as the "Flying Prince of Conservation", HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands is the Founding President of WWF, a position he held from 1962 to 1976.

His Royal Highness also established the endowment fund The 1001: A Nature Trust in 1971, and continued to be deeply involved in WWF and its activities throughout the subsequent years. Prince Bernhard died in 2005 at the age of 93.

www.panda.org/about_wwf/who_we_are/offices/presidents.cfm

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WWF mourns loss of Founder-President HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
2 Dec 2004

Fully conscious that effective conservation work requires effective funding, in 1971, Prince Bernhard founded 'The 1001: A Nature Trust'. He persuaded 1,000 people around the world to donate $10,000 each to establish a trust fund, the income from which helps to pay the core costs of WWF International.

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/news.cfm?uNewsId=16911&uLangId=1

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WWF Mourns loss of Founder-President HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
2 December 2004

Fully conscious that effective conservation work requires effective funding, in 1971, Prince Bernhard founded 'The 1001: A Nature Trust'. He persuaded 1,000 people around the world to donate $ 10,000 each to establish a trust fund, the income from which helps to pay the core costs of WWF International.

http://www.wwf.org.nz/news/2004/04-12-7-PrinceB.cfm

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WWF International Director Generals 1962-present

1975-1993
Charles de Haes
An economist and a lawyer, Charles de Haes was born in Antwerp in 1938. He first became involved in WWF in the early 1970s when asked by International Trustee Anton Rupert to help create “The 1001: A Nature Trust”. Through this, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands – WWF founder President – and one thousand other influential individuals agreed to each contribute US$10,000 to WWF. This was designed with a view to achieving financial independence for the secretariat.
From 1975, Charles de Haes went on to serve 18 years as Director General, including two and a half years as Joint Director General with his predecessor, Fritz Vollmar. During this time, he helped initiate international fundraising and awareness campaigns, and further develop the WWF network through initiatives such as the partnership with IUCN and UNEP in the World Conservation Strategy, which links conservation and development.

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/who_we_are/offices/dg_bios.cfm

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WWF Annual Review 2003

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

6. Capital and Endowment
Includes The 1001: A Nature Trust, a trust fund built up through
individual membership contributions;

Helping to finance core activities
Supporters of WWF hail from all over the world.

The 1001: A Nature Trust has members from 54
different countries. The group was founded in 1971
by the late HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands,
and its members invest in an endowment fund to
help WWF finance its core activities.

www.panda.org/downloads/general/wwffinancialrpt2004.pdf

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WWF International: History

From the very beginning, WWF has been aware that people donate money to the organization because they want to give direct support to conservation. In 1970, HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, then President of WWF International, launched an important initiative that was to provide WWF with the solid, independent financial base it needed. The organization set up a US$10 million fund, known as The 1001: A Nature Trust, to which 1 001 individuals each contributed US$ 10 000. Since establishing The 1001, WWF International has been able to use interest from the trust fund to help meet its basic administration costs.

http://www.wwf.fi/english/international/history/

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World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)

Finance
Sources of income in the financial year 2001/2 were individuals (47 per cent), governments and aid agencies (22 per cent), trusts and legacies (6 per cent), legacies (13 per cent), corporations (5 per cent), and others (7 per cent). WWF International benefits from substantial endowments, such as The 1001: A Nature Trust, to help meet its basic running costs. This ensures that all contributions go directly to WWF's conservation programmes.

http://www.greenyearbook.org/ngo/wwf.htm

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Dr Rupert wins prestigious WWF Duke of Edinburgh award

In 1971, Dr Rupert launched the 1001: A nature Trust, a highly successful trust fund which saw 1000 men and women from over 50 countries around the world each contribute $10 000 to create a $10 million capital fund to cover WWF's operating and conservation costs. In total 71 South Africans joined the 1001, placing SA fourth on the list of contributing countries.

http://www.panda.org.za/article.php?id=261

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WWF_SA_32702

In 1971, on the initiative of Dr Rupert, The
1001: A Nature Trust was launched. This
Trust saw 1 000 men and women from
over 50 countries around the world each
contribute $10 000 to create a $10 million
capital fund to cover WWF's operating
and conservation costs. Fifteen years
later, his efforts led to the creation of
another trust, the South African National
Parks Trust which, under his guidance,
led to the establishment and expansion
of 10 national parks in South Africa.

www.panda.org.za/Tempfolder/AR.pdf

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