6. Lobbying and Advocacy work on International Treaties
For WWF to achieve the objectives of its Mission, many other organizations and institutions must be mobilized behind our objectives. Lobbying and advocacy work in relation to instruments which guide decisions is therefore identified as being an important part of WWF's work to conserve biodiversity. Policy work also forms a key part of WWF's efforts to conserve the Global 200 ecoregions.
WWF works through international treaties as these guide governmental action worldwide and provide a significant public forum in which to highlight problems and solutions, and mobilize action at the local level. Specifically, WWF will:
- Promote the establishment and implementation of international treaties and national policies and legislation concerning the environment
- Improve implementation of existing treaties such as the:
- Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)
- Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar)
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- International Whaling Commission (IWC)
- Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)
- Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
- Strengthen WWF's impact, particularly at regional and national level, by working with international, regional, and national NGOs and institutions, involving the private sector wherever possible
- Develop and promote national legislation to implement international agreements, with particular attention to sustainability and the role of local peoples and communities.