Viswanathan Anand named ambassador for WWF India

World chess champion Viswanathan Anand is the new Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s Environment Education programme.

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It reaches out to school children, youth and citizens across the country.

The main objective of the organization is to generate critical thinking, problem-solving, and environmentally-conscious individuals.

The Environment Education program impacts over 5 million children across 2000 schools.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was established in 1961. It is headquartered in Vaud, Switzerland.

The NGO works in the field of wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment. With over 5 million supporters worldwide, WWF India has become the world’s largest conservation organization.

WWF aims to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.