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14 Nov 2008
Living Planet analysis shows looming ecological credit crunch
New edition of WWF report regarding the state of the planet
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.- According to WWF, the world is heading for an ecological credit crunch as human demands on the world's natural capital reach nearly a third more than earth can sustain. » Read more
04 Nov 2008
Promoting responsible forest trade of Bolivian Lesser-Known Timber Species (LKTS)
GOOD WOOD AND FOREST CONSERVATION
Many will find it strange that WWF, the global conservation organization, would promote timber and logging -- particularly in tropical forests. But the fact is that WWF does support forest industries in all parts of the world provided that they practice socially and environmentally responsible forest management. While WWF continues work to protect the most ecologically valuable forests in reserves, we see responsible forestry as a key component of sustainable development that can and should go hand in hand with forest conservation. » Read more
03 Nov 2008
Fisheries Technical Coordinator
to be based in Puerto Cabezas / Corn Island, Nicaragua » Read more
Fisheries Technical Coordinator
to be based in Puerto Cabezas / Corn Island, Nicaragua » Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jan 1998Securing 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 moreChihuahuan Desert Ecoregion
Defining success for the Chihuahuan Desert starts with the conservation in perpetuity of its most distinctive biological features: globally rare colle... » 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
