WWF is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. With almost five million supporters, WWF has a global network active in over 120 countries. WWF has been active in China since 1980, and took up residence in Beijing in 1996. Today, WWF China Program Office has over 90 staff operating out of eight offices and working on a range of conservation issues, including species, climate and energy, environmental education, forests, freshwater, marine and wildlife trade. WWF China's principal aim is to offer solutions that will simultaneously reduce China's global impact and improve livelihoods here. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: Conserving the world's biological diversity; Ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable; Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.