Close-up of a Fern's leaf, China / ©: Yfei Zhang / WWF-Canon

Leadership & governance

WWF-Australia is a non-profit, supporter-based organisation committed to conserving Australia’s biodiversity.
As a supporter-based organisation, WWF-Australia seeks to be open and transparent in its activities.

Our leadership is structured to ensure ethical, evidence-based decisions are made at all levels of operation. We are governed by a Board of Directors and have a membership of around 80 Governors. We also have an executive team and close to 100 hard-working staff throughout the country who manage our conservation programs, field work, fundraising and administration.

The WWF-Australia board, executive team and all staff members work to a Code of Ethical Conduct, which provides guidelines for behaviour.

Our annual reports contain more information about our structure and the way we work.
Rob Purves speaking at the Earth Hour launch, Copenhagen. / ©: WWF-Aus / Dr Chris Riedy
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WWF-Australia Board of Directors

WWF is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board shapes our strategic direction and policy, overseas performance and compliance and ensures effective governance and leadership on behalf of Governors and supporters.

Useful Resources

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WWF-Australia Governors

WWF-Australia has around 80 Governors, who form our membership. Governors are appointed because of their commitment to WWF-Australia’s mission and their standing in the community.


WWF's CEO Dermot O'Gorman with Dr Ghislene Llewellyn and the authors of 'Building Nature's Safety ... / ©: WWF-Australia
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Executive Team
Executive Team members lead and manage both their functional areas and the organisation as a whole to achieve high performance at low risk.

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    Tiger

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    Pygmy elephant

    The Borneo pygmy elephant is now in danger of extinction and WWF estimates that there are as few as 1,500 individuals pygmy elephants remaining in the wild.

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    Orang-utan

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