Environmental conservation work in Costa Rica
Latest news and publications
26 Aug 2008
Fishing Technology That’s Letting Turtles Off the Hook
Santiago de Cali, Colombia - Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
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10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2004Fishermen-Based Marine Turtle Bycatch Reduction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
In 2004 WWF started a joint venture project with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to save marine turtles from long-line fisheries b... » Read moreEndangered Marine Turtles in Junquillal: a Model for Community-Based Conservation
Junquillal is one of the most important nesting beaches in Costa Rica for leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and black turtles or Eastern Pacif... » Read moreMovements of Atlantic Leatherback Turtles - Trans-Oceanic Cooperation for Bycatch Reduction
WWF's gobal programme of work on bycatch, of which this project forms part, aims to mitigate bycatch in a coordinated and strategic manner. The progra... » Read moreContact
Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2234 8434
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2234 8434
Offices
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica
T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica
T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927
