Environmental conservation work in Morocco

Latest news and publications

Mamadou Diallo from the WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme signing a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. CMS, December 2008.

05 Dec 2008
WWF Signs New Agreement for African Cetaceans
WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme today signed a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. The conservation instrument consists of 2 Action Plans for the conservation of theses species, and was first adopted by 15 countries in Togo in October, and opened for signatory by implementing partners today. » Read more

ICCAT, 2008: a decade long tradition of ignoring its scientists on catches and seasons continues, risking collapse of the world's last surviving large bluefin fishery.

24 Nov 2008
Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
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14 Nov 2008
Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report
A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.

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New or updated projects

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Field and Policy Initiatives for Freshwater Conservation in North Africa and Western Balkans

The project contributes to the delivery of the freshwater component of the WWF Global Conservation Programme, specifically, through addressing the pri... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Less Water More Rice

This project will progress the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in India. It builds on the 3-year work of the Dialogue in Water, Food and Environm... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: May 2007

Global Environmental Facilities Protected Areas

The Global Environmental Facilities Protected Areas (GEF PA) project has 3 building blocks. The first line of work is focusing on building up the capa... » Read more

Contact

WWF MEDPO,
Morocco
WWF MEDPO,
Morocco Ecole Nationale Forestière d'Ingénieur BP 511 Tabriquet Salé
Morocco

T: +212 37 86 53 44
F: +212 37 86 53 47