Wildlife-conservation merger.
The World Wildlife Fund-U.S. (WWF) and the Conservation Foundation (CF) have joined forces as of 4 November, and the happy couple has moved into a new office.
Abstract
The World Wildlife Fund-U.S. (WWF) and the Conservation Foundation (CF) have joined forces as of 4 November. WWF president Russell Train is now chairman of the board, and CF president William K. Reilly is president. The merger, which has been discussed for about a year, is regarded as a natural alliance in view of the way both Washington, D.C.-based organizations have been developing. The foundation has been getting more involved in the international environmental and natural resources issues, and the fund needs more expertise in such matters as pollution control, water-use and land-use planning. The happy couple has moved into a new office. "At a stroke, each group obtained what it felt it needed," says a staff member.-CONSTANCE HOLDEN