WTF WWF: World Wildlife Fund Shuttles Funders Around The World in Private Jet
October 22, 2008 · Print This Article
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has long been known for their dedication to the conservation of species across the world, working hard to ‘protect the future of nature’. The organization has spent the past 45 years working in 100 countries toward preserving the diversity and abundance of life. That’s why it makes absolutely no sense that the WWF is ferrying uber-rich donors around the world on a private jet that will spew tons of carbon into the air during the 25-day journey (which costs a whopping $64,950 per person).
From the WWF website:
Join us on a remarkable 25-day journey by private jet. Touch down in some of the most astonishing places on the planet to see the top wildlife, including gorillas, orangutans, rhinos, lemurs and toucans. Explore natural and cultural treasures in remote areas of South America, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia and Africa.
To reach these remote corners, travel on a specially outfitted private jet that carries 88 passengers. World-class experts – including WWF’s director of species conservation – will provide a series of lectures en route, and a professional staff will be devoted to making your global adventure seamless and memorable.
Come on, WWF. Surely you can secure funding without going against one of your very own goals: “promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.” One is forced to ask, how can you fly people around on a private jet and still use resources efficiently and reduce pollution? You can’t.
The WWF’s website details the plight of endangered animals around the world, and the fact that each year, 25 million acres of forest are slashed and burned. The organization entreats us to help them preserve the natural world, so this whole private jet thing reeks of hypocrisy. Sad, because it undermines all of the good work WWF has done. FAIL!
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