Rules

World Flora Fauna

WORLD-WIDE PROGRAM Especially protected natural territories of Fund World Flora Fauna.

Slogan of the Program: “Lets Save the green planet Earth!”

WFF is an International Award Program (an International ecologo-edicational and nature conservation action on supporting of protected areas), organized to attract attention of the world community to the problems of protected areas, to provide them with feasible practical support, to waken a feeling of pride in the minds of the Earth’s inhabitants for natural and cultural heritage, for visiting National Parks and Nature Reserves and making QSO contacts with them.

The Program was launched in 2008 under the auspices of International  Foundation World Flora Fauna and RRC. For you to get a WFF Award you need to contact locations possessing an official status of National Parks or Nature Reserves listed in the WFF Program.

HOW CAN YOU LEARN FROM WHICH LOCATION A RADIO STATION WORKED?

In the WFF Directory you have a list from WFF Database of National Parks and Nature Reserves throughout the world. Also, during a QSO each of the countries provides a symbol, for example: FF-01, FF-02, FF-03, which corresponds to certain National Park or Nature Reserve. Moreover, the Internet site  contains a DataBase (which is currently being filled up) that has an indication from which location one or another station works. We welcome any help possible in WFF DataBase formation based on the past experience of work valid for the WFF Programme.

SYSTEM OF OBTAINING THE WFF RATING

Every National Park of Nature Reserve listed for WFF List is considered for rating only once irrespective of the operating mode or the band.

HOW TO RECEIVE THE AWARD?

The Basic Award of the WFF Program is the WFF Award. The Application may be submitted both by the e-mail and by a hard copy. To get the Award one should submit original QSLs or copies for all the claimed QSOs or an abstract from the digital log of the expedition if it is announced to be an open origin in the WFF Program. They can be verified with the Regional Award Manager of the WFF Programme or with the Authorized Representative of the WFF program who have the right to check point the WFF Award Applications.

SPECIAL FREQUENCIES.

The recommended frequencies: basic: 14.244 (Forty Four ~ Flora Fauna) Mhz.

Other bands:

SSB – 3.744, 7.144, 14.244, 18.144, 21.244, 24.944, 28.444

CW – 3.544, 7.024, 10.124, 14.044, 18.084, 21.044, 24.894, 28.044

These frequencies are not “exclusive” for WFF, but are only recommended to be used in conditions being equal for all the radio amateurs of the world.

DAYS OF ACTIVITY

Annual days of activity are as follows:

March 20 – Global Day for Protection of the Earth

March 22 – Global Day for Protection of Water

April 1 – International day for Protection of Birds

July 1– First Anniversary of the WFF Program Launching

September 26 – Global Day of the Sea

October 4 – Global Day for Protection of Animals

WEEK OF ACTIVITY

From July 1 to July 8, 2009.

IDENTITY OF WFF

While having a QSO with the WFF expedition you are welcome to transmit two figures - 44!   which means “Forty Four ~ Flora Fauna” and is interpreted as the slogan of the WFF program: «Lets save the green Planet Earth!»

ADDING OF A NEW NATURE RESERVE OR A NATIONAL PARK

The WFF List remains open. Addition of new numbers is possible after official establishing of new or unlisted National Parks and Nature Reserves that meet the program requirements. For this one is supposed to submit an application in writing to the WFF Committee stating the name of the National Park or Nature Reserve, date of its foundation, and if possible to attach a map showing its boundaries, and to provide other available data.

RULES FOR THE WFF PROGRAM

The following awards are currently issued for QSOs with the world’s National Parks and Nature Reserves:

1.    WFF - Basic Award for 100 QSOs with different FF, located on the three continents;

2.    WFF 200 - for 200 QSOs with different FF;

3.    WFF 300 - for 300 QSOs with different FF;

4.    WFF 400 - for 400 QSOs with different FF;

5.    WFF 500 - for 500 QSOs with different FF;

6.    WFF AFRICA* - for 5/10/20 QSOs with different FF of Africa;

7.    WFF ANTARCTICA* - for 5/10/20 QSOs with different FF of Antarctica;

8.    WFF ARCTICA* - for 5/10/20 QSOs with different FF of  the Arctic (to the North from 66 degrees northern latitude);

9.    WFF ASIA * - for 5/10/20 QSOs with different FF of Asia;

10.  WFF EUROPE* - for 5/10/20  QSOs with different FF in Europe;

11.  WFF NORTH AMERICA * - for 5/10/20  QSOs with different FF in North America;

12.  WFF SOUTH AMERICA* - for 5/10/20  QSOs with different FF in South America;

13.  WFF OCEANIA* - for 5/10/20  QSOs with different FF in Oceania.

* - the diploma stands out 3 classes.

FSC accredited certification means that the forest is managed according to strict environmental, social and economic standarts.

Special WFF GLOBE prizes are awarded for numbers of QSOs exceeding:

- for 500 QSOs with different FF of the world;

- for activators more than 10 FF from 3 continents (each continent can replace 5 different FF).

The WFF GLOBE  - a souvenir is executed from optical glass of a smooth sphere with laser engraving WFF of a trade mark in diameter of 80 mm. On a glass support with a laser engraving of a call sign of the owner of the award (weight with a packing box – 920 g).

7.4. To receive a confirmation that your application is accepted you need to pay the post office cost for mailing a hard copy of confirmation, or you can get a free e-mail confirmation if you e-mail address is available with the WFF Committee.

8.   HONOUR ROLL & TOP HONOUR ROLL

8.1. Holders of  WFF 100 Award may be put on the HONOUR ROLL.

8.2. Holders of prize WFF GLOBE may be put on the TOP HONOUR ROLL.

8.3. HONOUR ROLL & TOP HONOUR ROLL is published annually on the WFF and in amateur radio editions.

8.4. Rolls are kept separately for individual amateur, radio clubs and SWL.

9.   GETTING THE AWARDS BY PROMOTERS

9.1. Radio amateurs who worked from the territories of National Parks and Nature Reserves since July 1, 2008, may get the WFF Basic Award on submission to the WFF Committee of their application, payment of the award fee, QSLs, any video or photo information, licensing and other documents confirming their activity.

9.2. To get the award of a continent one should participate in the activities held from the territories of not less than 3 National Parks or Nature Reserves of the said continent.

9.3. To get the WFF GLOBE Award one should participate in the activities of 10 expeditions to the territories of National Parks and Nature Reserves located in not less than 3 continents.  It is possible to replace each continent 5 different national parks or reserves.

9.4. There is a special separate numbering of the awards for the Promoters in which the number is followed by the Letter A.

9.5. There is a separate table for the Promoters in which the visits to the National Parks and Nature Reserves are registered.

10.   REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVITY RATING

10.1. Radio amateur who was active in the territory of a National Park or a Nature Reserve and is willing to participate in the WFF Program  must during the 3 following months present the following information of his/her activity: a free-form application, the call sign, date of operation, the call signs of the expedition participants, sample of the QSL-card, other materials: an article, photo/video materials, adds, a reference providing confirmation of activity in the territory of a National Park or a Nature Reserve, etc.

10.2. For a quicker submission of the application one can use the e-mail and scanned images of QSLs.

10.3. On the completion of the activity and till the receipt of the materials from the WFF expedition the application shall be referred to the “provisionally taken into account” category.

10.4. If the materials were not received during the period of 4 months the WFF expedition is to be transferred to the “pending” category.

10.5. Radio stations listed in Clauses 10.3 and 10.4  will not be taken into consideration until the issue of a special decision.

11.   MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF PROJECT

11.1. The WFF Committee is a Subsidiary of the International Foundation World Flora Fauna. Chairman of the WFF Committee and the Committee Members are to be approved by the Management of the WFF Program.

11.2. Actions of the WFF Committee are being published in the WFF and in the Amateur Radio Media.

11.3. The WFF Committee invites Organizations and Private Individuals to sponsor the WFF Program.

11.4. The WFF Committee considers the received applications from expeditions on putting them to the list and makes the decisions. The WFF Committee decision is a final one.

12.   FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES

12.1. The WFF Committee appoints Representatives in other countries. The WFF Representatives are appointed from active assistants (volunteers) in the WFF program and are approved by the WFF Committee.

12.2. The WFF Committee welcomes establishment of such award programme for National Parks and Nature Reserves within foreign countries, which will undoubtedly entail popularization and development of their WFF program.

13.   BONUSES TO THE EXPEDITION ORGANIZERS

13.1. Prior to arranging the expedition, please, do not forget to inform other radio amateurs via radio amateur printed and Internet media. Or else, inform the WFF Committee. We shall place the information of your activity ourselves.

13.2. Any radio ham who took part in the activity of a WFF expedition may include this activity into his/her application. To do this it is necessary that his/her call sign is printed on QSL-card submitted together with the application, or his/her participation is confirmed by the expedition in-charge.

13.3. On having arranged an expedition included by the WFF Committee in the «most wanted» list and on having made more than 1000 QSOs the partial or full participation of the WFF Committee in creating of a 2-sided multicolor  special WFF QSL-card is possible.

13.4. Issues on financial or technical support can be considered separately for each of the expeditions on having studied applications, working conditions, budgets and other information by the WFF Committee.

13.5. The WFF Committee welcomes support provided to the Protected Areas in a form of a real practical financial or any other type of assistance to the National Parks or Nature Reserves. The WFF Committee may on special occasions issue Special Awards or Prizes to successful WFF expeditions.

13.6. The WFF Committee arranges and runs ratings and annual On-line interviews for the title of “The Best WFF Expedition of the Year” split by the continents and “The Best  World WFF Expedition of the Year”  starting with the year 2008.

14.   COST OF THE WFF PROGRAM SERVICES. AWARDS AND PRIZES

14.1. Cost of each Award is – 12 IRC.

14.2. Cost of an Award with parallel applying for several awards – 10 IRC.

14.3. Cost of WFF GLOBE Prize – 100 IRC.