In response to the presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties, WWF-US released the following statement:
For so many decades, the U.S. has helped lead international efforts to respond to big challenges and to create a more stable world. Many parts of our country continue to do so, from the private sector to universities and civil society, and parts of our local, state, and federal governments.
America has helped drive international cooperation to tackle the biggest threats to nature. This cooperation encourages countries to match each other’s commitments and to play by a common set of rules. It enables our farmers, fishers, and producers to collaborate and compete fairly in the world. It fosters markets for new technologies and enables our investments to go further. It helps our communities become safer, more secure, and more prosperous.
At World Wildlife Fund, we partner with countries, companies, and local communities to save the places essential to life on Earth, including our own. This is how we do our best work, collaborating across borders, sectors, and political divides so that our solutions endure for generations. We continue to believe in meeting our common global challenges by working together.