The Washington Times
Defund the World Wildlife Fund
Organization spends taxpayer funds to destroy free markets abroad
Andrew Langer, director, Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity
“…Not content with being a mere activist organization that siphons off taxpayer dollars to campaign against free-market capitalism, WWF recently has moved into the business space, convincing governments and institutions that it can be trusted with managing hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. One nation that fell for WWF’s sales pitch was Norway, which recently granted WWF responsibility to oversee two environmental aid projects in Tanzania worth a combined $7 million. Last week, amid accusations of embezzlement, the Norwegian government announced that it was suspending the project…
“…WWF’s failure should be a lesson to the rest of us, but it’s hardly the first time the organization’s integrity has been called into question. WWF has been caught repeatedly playing fast and loose with the truth, fabricating information in its report on the Himalayan glaciers in 2009 as well as deforestation rates in the Amazon, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea…
“…As the Norwegian government surveys the wreckage left by WWF in Tanzania, the United States and other nations around the world should consider whether it’s wise to send hundreds of millions of dollars to an organization that has failed to deliver. An immediate moratorium would be a good start. In order to restore trust, ending such funding entirely would be a good end.”
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