Excluded activities

This list outlines activities that WWF excludes from its activities or funding.

© Jaap van der Waarde / WWF-Netherlands
WWF's exclusions list

This list outlines activities that WWF prohibits from its activities or funding. WWF does not permit project fund expenditures in any of the following activities:

  • Weapons and munitions
  • Military activities
  • Child/forced labor
  • Formulated WHO classes IA and IB products 
  • Persistent organic pollutants specified under the Stockholm Convention
  • Conversion or degradation of critical natural habitats
  • Invasive species
  • Involuntary resettlement

The Exclusion List provides further context on some of the prohibitions through footnotes, particularly for Weapons and Munitions, where ranger and/or staff safety are important factors.   
What to read

More information about the WWF exclusion list can be found in the ESSF Document and in the Exclusion list of the ESSF. Both documents can be downloaded below.
WWF_Environmental_and_Social_Safeguards_Framework_consultation_draft.pdf
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WWF_Exclusion_List_consultation_draft.pdf
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DOCUMENTS BY TOPIC

WWF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards and Social Policies are extensive and cover many different topics. Below you can find six topics that are frequently searched for.
Amahuaca natives. Old man Santiago with a grandson at Nuevo San Juan, a small new Amahuaca settlement along the Rio Alto Purus at the border of the Alto Purus Reserved Zone, department Ucayali, Peru. Santiago and his native group lived isolated as hunter-gatherer along the headwaters of the Rio Alto Purus and Rio Inuya until 1975, when they had first contacts with the outside world.

Indigenous Peoples and Free, Prior and Informed Consent

The rights of Indigenous Peoples to give or withhold their consent to actions that will affect them.

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Human rights

We have several policies and standards in place to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights across all WWF activities.
The Monkoto female police force. Monkoto, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Law enforcement

Conservation law enforcement is carried out by WWF partners. To ensure this is done ethically and in line with international law, we have several protocols in place in the landscapes/projects we work on.
Entrance gate to the CAMIRON mine in the South-east of Cameroon.

Excluded Activities

This list outlines activities that WWF prohibits from its activities or funding.
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Grievance Mechanisms

WWF is committed to strengthening its accountability towards the communities we work with. This page outlines our approach to ensure these communities can raise their concerns or express complaints about unintended negative impacts from our work and seek resolution. 
People working with WWF plant mangroves in the western coastal region of Madagascar. A mangrove, a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water, are key to a healthy marine ecology, providing shelter to crabs and shrimps, and reducing soil erosion. Birds, sea turtles, and dugongs, an endangered marine sea mammal, all use mangroves. The land-sea barrier is also an extremely efficient way to retain CO2, thus contributing to climate protection, says WWF.

Gender Equality

WWF recognizes the importance of promoting gender equality across the entire organization and applying its principles to all our work. Our gender policy guides this effort.