The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the world's largest independent non-governmental environmental protection organization. [6] Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Geylang, Switzerland. It has offices in more than 100 countries and regions, 5,000 full-time employees, and more than 5 million volunteers. Since its inception more than 60 years ago, it has invested in more than 13,000 projects, involving approximately $10 billion in capital.