Successes from WWF's Forests for Life Programme

The Atlantic Forest has extemely high biodiversity, but is also one of the most endangered rainforests on earth.

20 Nov 2008
Paraguay moves closer towards zero net deforestation
Paraguay's Congress has unanimously voted to extend the country's “Zero Deforestation Law” by another five years, beginning in 2009. With this extension, the Government of Paraguay has again honoured its commitment made at the CBD COP9 in May and the IUCN World Congress in October, to support WWF's call for zero net deforestation by 2020. » Read more

Palm oil (Sawi palm) plantation, harvest. Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia

12 Nov 2008
Sustainable shipment opens new palm oil options
The arrival of the first certified sustainable palm oil shipment in Europe opens up possibilities for palm oil users to move away from subsidising forest destruction and social disruption from expanding palm oil plantations. » Read more

09 Oct 2008
Saving Sumatra: Indonesia reaches historic agreement to protect world’s most endangered tropical forests
Barcelona, Spain – The Indonesian government and WWF today announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra, an Indonesian island that holds some of the world’s most diverse – and endangered – forests. The historic agreement represents the first-ever island-wide commitment to protect Sumatra’s stunning biodiversity.
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Burning the rainforest to clear land for oil palm tree (Elaesis guineensis) plantations near the Bukit Tigapuluh Nature Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia.

08 Oct 2008
Paraguay and Indonesia act to stop forest loss by 2020
Barcelona, Spain - Governments from Paraguay and Indonesia today announced far-reaching actions to stop forest loss, thereby safeguarding biodiversity, global climate and people's well-being, at a special WWF event held during the IUCN World Conservation Congress. » Read more

Elephants and WWF staff form the flying squads in Tesso Nilo National Park, Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Their job is to drive back wild elephants that approach human settlements, where they can cause considerable damage, injuries and even death. Encroachment by palm oil plantations into elephant habitat have greatly increased conflicts between humans and elephants.

28 Aug 2008
New hope for Sumatra’s elephants and tigers as Indonesia doubles size of key national park
Jakarta, Indonesia: The government of Indonesia today declared its commitment to enlarging the most suitable block of forest for Sumatran elephants, expanding the vital Tesso Nilo National Park on Sumatra island to 86,000 hectares.
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Amur Leopard, located in the Russian Far East. As of mid-2008, only 35 remain in existence.

21 Aug 2008
Russian government gives Far Eastern Leopard chance for survival
The survival of the 35 remaining Amur leopards of the Russian Far East has been given a huge boost following a government decision to establish a unified, centrally governed protected area.
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The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest in the world, after the Amazon rainforest.

31 Jul 2008
Congo Basin passes 1 million ha milestone in swing to sustainable forestry
Yaoundé, Cameroon - WWF today announced that more than one million hectares of Congo Basin forests have achieved certification under the world’s leading sustainable forestry scheme.
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Mr. Roger Landivar, WWF Bolivia's Country Representative, receiving the award from Mr. Pablo Antelo, President of the Bolivian Forestry Chamber.

02 Apr 2008
WWF Bolivia receives recognition for its contribution to the forest sector
The National Forestry Chamber awards WWF Bolivia

Santa Cruz, Bolivia.--- On March 28th, WWF Bolivia, the conservation organization, was awarded a special recognition on behalf of the Bolivian Forestry Chamber for its contribution to the forest sector. » Read more

Pehuenche of the Andes in Chile receive title to their land, long defended from logging interests

30 Jan 2008
Indigenous peoples win conservation successes in Chile
A near 20 year struggle for land rights and conservation of their rare Araucaria forests for an indigenous Pehuenche community of the Andes range has been rewarded with a grant of title to 22,000 acres of land in southern Chile. » Read more

24 Jul 2007
Ancient beech forests in the Carpathians declared World Heritage site
Primeval beech forests in the Carpathian Mountains have been inscribed on the UN's World Heritage List, underlining the global importance of this rare forest habitat — the most extensive in Europe. » Read more

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