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NATURE: 50 years WWF. A Biography

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Lansdesmuseum, Zurich, on now till September 18, 2011

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Founded in Zurich in 1961, the the world-famous environmental organisation WWF celebrates its 50th anniversary. The Swiss National Museum dedicates a special exhibition to show how a couple of dedicated British naturalists developed a global network for nature protection. Visitors can see original documents, installations about biodiversity and ecology and calculate their own ecological footprint.

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