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29 Nov 2008
Amazon deforestation trend on the increase
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures released yesterday by the country's space agency INPE. Brazil's government has meanwhile confirmed that it will be issuing forest related carbon emission reduction targets on Monday. » Read more
27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
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26 Nov 2008
INNOVATION IN CONSERVATION: THE CASE OF PARAGUAY’S ATLANTIC FORESTS
Sarah Hutchison1(WWF UK), reports from her visit to Paraguay (April 2008). » Read more
INNOVATION IN CONSERVATION: THE CASE OF PARAGUAY’S ATLANTIC FORESTS
Sarah Hutchison1(WWF UK), reports from her visit to Paraguay (April 2008). » Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Nov 2007Overcoming obstacles for REDD projects implementation in the Peruvian Andean Amazon
This project aims to contribute to the effective conservation of biodiverse forest lands in the Peruvian Andean Amazon. These forests are subject to h... » Read moreSecuring the Future of Medicinal Plant Resources
This project seeks to address the problem of dwindling medicinal plant resources and the consequent effects on both health care systems and wild popul... » Read moreFishermen-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 moreContact us
Monica Echeverria
(Senior Communications Manager)
WWF United States,
Washington DC
T: +1 202 7789626
(Senior Communications Manager)
WWF United States,
Washington DC
T: +1 202 7789626
Julio Mario Fernandez
(Communications Director)
WWF Colombia - Sede Principal
T: +57 2 558 2577 ext 117
(Communications Director)
WWF Colombia - Sede Principal
T: +57 2 558 2577 ext 117
Mariana Ramos
(Assessora de Comunicação para Mudanças Climáticas e Energia)
WWF Brazil,
Brasilia
T: +55 61 33647404
(Assessora de Comunicação para Mudanças Climáticas e Energia)
WWF Brazil,
Brasilia
T: +55 61 33647404
Viviane Von Oven
(Communications Coordinator)
WWF Bolivia Programme Office,
Santa Cruz
T: +591 3 3430609
(Communications Coordinator)
WWF Bolivia Programme Office,
Santa Cruz
T: +591 3 3430609
