Environmental conservation work in Guatemala


Latest news and publications


 
Some 200,000 endangered loggerhead turtles (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) drown annually on longlines set around the world for tuna, swordfish, and other fish.

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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Two little leatherback turtles are heading to the sea. Rising sea levels will threaten their beach habitat

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

 
Carlos Drews

20 Apr 2005
Marine turtles: Facing danger at every turn
The causes of decline and the present and future threats to marine turtles are diverse. Habitat destruction and alteration, overexploitation for meat, hides, eggs and shells, and incidental capture in fisheries pose the greatest therats to marine turtle populations. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2004

Fishermen-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 more
 
Modified: Jul 2008 - Started: Jul 1998

Conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef

The Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) project aims to improve protected areas management and influence regional development in support of conservation of the MA... » Read more
 

Latin America and Caribbean Marine Initiatives



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Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose

T: +506 2234 8434

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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
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