WWF Conservation Projects

Early morning, pirogues (wooden boats of local fishermen) waiting to go to sea. Senegal. © WWF-Canon / Jo BENN

West African waters harbour several species of small cetaceans, among them the endemic Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) or a largely isolated population of long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis). In contrast to other regions in the world, the conservation situation of small cetaceans in West Africa is not well known.

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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with a sender for satellite tracking on the beach of Boa Vista. Cape Verde. © Marine Turtle Reasearch Group

The Western African Marine Ecoregion (WAMER) is a remarkable site for marine turtle conservation, providing a home for 6 species of marine turtles and a nesting site for 5 species.
However, marine turtle populations are under threat from marine turtle and egg consumption, fishing and habitat degradation. This project aims to address these threats.

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View of the Niger river banks. Mali. © WWF-Canon / Thomas SCHULTZ-JAGOW

WWF has entered a strategic partnership with the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), working with Wetlands International and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in an alliance called the Niger Basin Initiative. Recognising the importance of the basins ecosystem for human livelihoods and water supply, the goal of the initiative is to secure a dynamic river system that supports a complete and regionally typical flora and fauna and satisfies human water and food needs.

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Agents going on patrol, Taï National Park. Ivory Coast. © WWF-Canon / Phil MARSHALL

WWF is working with partners to establish the "Autonomous Project for the Conservation of Tai National Park". The ultimate goal of this project is to ensure the long-term conservation of the Tai National Park ecosystem.

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Tree for life, children presenting plants from a WWF nursery. Northern Cameroon. © WWF CARPO

The project seeks to conserve the biodiversity of the Northern Sudanian Savanna network of protected areas and ensure that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and beneficial to the local population.

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Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), portrait. Orphaned gorillas reintroduced into the wild. Distribution: tropical rainforest, Western and Central Africa (Nigeria to DRC). © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The WWF African Great Apes Programme (AfGAP) was created to respond to the threats facing all 9 species and sub-species of chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas in Africa. Through a threat-based approach, addressing commercial bushmeat hunting, habitat destruction and loss, live ape trade and human-ape conflict including disease transmission, AfGAP works in coordination with ecoregions and aims to coordinate strategic interventions focused on improving the conservation status of these flagship species.

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African/Forest elephant hybrid (Loxodonta africana/a. cyclotis) on their trail, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve. Central African Republic. © WWF-Canon / Homo ambiens/R.Isotti-A.Cambone

WWF has supported elephant conservation since the organisation was established. However, up until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme for this threatened species. In the context of developing a strong and decentralised WWF African programme, it was felt prudent to develop a continent-wide strategy for elephant conservation which responds more to the needs of the species across its full range, and in which WWF can play a specific and well-identified role under a programmatic approach. The African Elephant Programme (AEP) represents that strategy being put into action.

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African elephant at Lobeke National Park. © WWF CARPO / Peter Ngea

WWF's Jengi project is ambitious. The area is situated at the extreme south-east corner of Cameroon and covers a total surface area of about 2.7 million hectares. The project includes up to 12.5 percent of Cameroon's total land area and borders the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville. Its vision is the sustainable management of biodiversity in the Southeast region of Cameroon, contributing to improved living conditions for local people.

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Decolvenaere sawmill, Ndeng. Cameroon. At Decolvenaere, a Belgian logging company seeking FSC certification, unskilled workers earn three times Cameroon's minimum wage. © WWF-Canon / Olivier VAN BOGAERT

This project covers the work required to prepare a framework for certification of forest products in selected Western and Central African countries. Certification and its linkages with sustainable forest management have been identified as priority actions within both the proposed European Council regulation guiding the tropical forests and the Lome forestry programmes. The methodology proposed is to start with implementation of the programme in one pilot country and replicate the model in a number of other selected countries in Western and Central Africa. The methodology includes information gathering, creation of awareness/sensitization, establishment of a working group, and the first implementation stages of pilot projects.

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Pygmy woman of the Baka tribe making a basket. Central African Republic and Cameroon. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The main objective is to improve local livelihood through the sustainable management and use of natural resources. Keywords are direct poverty reduction, capacity building and policy development.

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Sign post at the entrance of Campo Na'An National Park. South of Cameroon. © WWF CARPO / Peter Ngea

WWF is giving support to the Government of Cameroon in the Campo Ma'an National Park (CMNP) to supervise the management of the park and to implement the sustainable use of natural resources within the buffer zones.

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Pygmy of the Baka tribe. Women gatherers with collecting baskets move through the forest. Central African Republic and Cameroon. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The principal activities of the project are protected area management, rural development including health care and education, tourism development, environmental education and training and applied ecological and social research. The project seeks to conserve the last remaining undisturbed lowland tropical forest in the Central African Republic by the creation of a national park, and by the management of the surrounding area on a sustainable basis.

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Tropical rain forest. Vegetation on riverbank - moist forest of the Western Congo Basin at the edge of Minkebe Reserve. Gabon. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

WWF's vision for Minkebe is to protect a large core forest area to serve as a reservoir for animal populations and as an area where wildlife can thrive, undisturbed by human activity. The periphery of this core area will be managed with the active involvement and collaboration of the different resource users: logging companies, local communities (including Baka pygmies) and small-scale goldminers.

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Person in charge of the WWF educational programme with students. Gamba Nature Reserve. Gabon. © WWF-Canon / Michel GUNTHER

The project aims to safeguard the Gamba Protected Area Complex's original and representative ecosystems and maintain biodiversity in harmony with sustainable utilization by designing and implementing a conservation management plan, addressing issues such as rural development, zoning, regulations, management, education and public awareness, training, research and monitoring.

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Cultivation near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Uganda. © WWF-Canon / Frederick J. WEYERHAEUSER

The government has requested the Global Environment Facility (GEF) support for more detailed conservation inputs into the forests of the Albertine Rift system. The next steps will be a detailed strategy and action plan for the forests, covering all stakeholders and donor interests. Principal strategies will include plans for the ungazetted forest patches so as to reduce further deforestation, as well as strategies for greater people participation and the implementation of the forest conservation plan.

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Cormorants at Lake Victoria, source of the Nile. Uganda. © WWF / Lyn TRELOAR

Lake Victoria Catchment Environmental Education Programme (LVCEEP) targets Lake Victoria via an environmental education programme. The programme will facilitate the learning process required to influence a change in behaviour of target riparian and catchment communities and schools to actively participate in environmental management and conservation.

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Blue wildebeest or Brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing the Mara River during migration. Masai Mara National Reserve. Kenya. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The project aims to address water shortages and water management issues in the Mara River Basin. It involves a wide range of stakeholders, including local communities, decision makers, water users and managers. It is a process-oriented project with challenges ranging from socio-economic and cultural views of natural resource management to weak and conflicting legal and institutional structures for the management of natural resources in the Mara Basin.

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Burchell's zebras (Equus burchelli) crossing the Mara River during migration. Masai Mara National Reserve. Kenya. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

This project is being proposed as an associate award to the Global Water for Sustainability (GLOWS) programme, a 5-year international initiative funded by USAID-EGAT and charged with extending the application of integrated water resources management (IWRM) worldwide.

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Dr Claude Martin, Director General, WWF International, at the official launch of the Eastern Africa Corporate Club in January 2004. © WWF EARPO / Hawa Sow

The new WWF Eastern Africa Corporate Club provides just such a platform, for support of conservation needs and enhancement of corporate environmental responsibility. It focuses on working with the corporate sector to increase public awareness of environmental matters and engage communities in conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

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Grey crowned crane or South African crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), breeding pair in ritual display in typical wetland habitat. Amboseli National Park. Kenya. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The Lake Bogoria Integrated Catchment Management Programme (LBICMP) is aimed at consolidating and scaling up the integrated management of biodiversity and the wise use of natural resources in the Lake Bogoria Catchment Basin within the Rift Valley lakes framework. Programme implementation is based on the Integrated River Basin Management approach. The programme works closely with all relevant stakeholders including the current partners of Koibatek and Baringo County Councils and local institutions in the Lake Bogoria Catchment. The project also closely works with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in harmonising the relevant aspects of the water sector reform at the local level.

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Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), portrait of adult bull with redbilled oxpeckers looking for parasites on its skin. Lake Nakuru National Park. Kenya. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

This project comprises a range of activities with the overall aim of providing support to the management and conservation of Kenya's black rhino populations.

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Eastern Africa Marine Ecoregion. © WWF Tanzania / Dr Amani Ngusaru

The Eastern African Marine Ecoregion (EAME) is an area of exceptionally high biodiversity and provides the livelihood for millions of people who depend heavily on functioning systems of marine life. EAME is also situated in an ideal place (spatially and temporally) for designing such a network of protected marine areas. There is a strong partnership of stakeholders that include local communities, governments, NGOs and research institutions that have committed themselves to a set of goals and activities designed to sustain the biodiversity and functioning of this fragile Ecoregion.

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Sisal plantation, Usambaras Mountains. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / John E. NEWBY

The current project proposes testing some of the approaches being advocated for improved forest conservation in Tanzania (community based forest management - CBFM, joint forest management, land-use planning, fire management) at the scale of a landscape within the East Usambara Forests that include 15 government forest reserves, 10 village forest reserves, 28 villages in 3 divisions with a total population of 135,000.

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Pachu Juma in his own garden and tree nursery where he helps local villagers reforest, near Zaraninge. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

The Tanzania Environmental Education Programme (TEEP) is set to enable people to take a full, active and well informed part of decisions and actions that will result in stable and successful environmental management.

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Sustainable fishing, Mafia Island Marine Park. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / Peter DENTON

The seascape programme is specifically aimed at improving the socio-economic well-being of coastal communities in the Rufiji, Mafia and Kilwa districts through sustainable, participatory and equitable use and protection of their marine and coastal natural resources.

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Local villager collecting firewood. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / Sandra MBANEFO OBIAGO

WWF, stakeholders in the Ruaha catchment area and the government of Tanzania have come together to restore natural water flows and ensure sustainable use of resources by using the "integrated river basin management" approach.

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Sanje waterfall, Udzungwe National Park. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / Peter DENTON

The main activity of the project is to support Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) to conserve this park, which has biological and social economic importance in the country. With Department of International Development (DfID) funding through a joint funding scheme, WWF has been providing both financial and technical support to various activities, including community conservation, ecological monitoring and research, infrastructure development, as well as tourism initiatives. Various stakeholders who have interest in Udzungwa are also involved in conserving the park.

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A view from the Sanje waterfall in Udzungwa Mountains National Park over sugar canes fields to the Selous Game Reserve. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

The project involves the development of ecological monitoring, sustainable conservation and development activities. WWF is working closely with the Wildlife Division (WD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Emphasis is also placed in developing partnership with the respective local authorities and communities around the reserve.

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Kipengere Game Reserve. Tanzania. © WWF Tanzania / Clement Mabula

The Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve with its permanent rivers is in a continuum with the Usangu Game Reserve and the Ruaha National Park. For this reason, the area forms a critical dry season refuge for wildlife. The survival of migratory animals from both the Usangu Game Reserve and Ruaha National Park are directly dependent on the Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve.

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View of coastal forest looking towards the Indian Ocean, Zaraninge Forest. Tanzania. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

This project, to be implemented in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, seeks to establish an East African Coastal Forest Programme. The aim is to develop and implement a strategy for conservation and sustainable management of the regional forests. The programme will build on existing site level projects by bringing together several components to engage policy at local, national and regional levels, and will increase participation of communities in natural resource management and livelihood activities.

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Beach on Ibo Island, one of 27 small islands in Quirimbas Archipelago. Mozambique. © WWF / Lyn TRELOAR

The project is designed to assist communities to take full advantage of the natural resources offered by the Quirimbas National Park (QNP), as well as offer more general support to livelihoods and social development.

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Local fishermen drying fish, Island of the Doves, Quirimbas. Mozambique. © WWF-Canon / Tanya PETERSEN

This project is a response to recent research findings which established that the parks's resource status and the trends of resource use necessitated the need for the immediate implementation of a park management plan that would help the conservation of the park's ecological processes and resources, which would in turn secure livelihoods for people who depend on the park for survival.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Fishermen fishing off the coast of Bazaruto Island. Mozambique. © WWF-Canon / Frederick J. WEYERHAEUSER

The overall objective of this programme is to conserve the biodiversity and biological processes in Mozambique's key coastal and marine ecosystems conserved while ensuring proper management and equitable use of the country's marine resources.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Aerial view of a fishing village, Bazaruto Island. Mozambique. © WWF-Canon / Frederick J. WEYERHAEUSER

The project's goal is to help local communities benefit from and contribute to the conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park. Community-based organisations are actively participating in the protection, management and sustainable use of the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park and its natural resources, together with the management authority and private sector partners.

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Sunset, Bazaruto archipelago. Mozambique. © WWF-Canon / Tanya PETERSEN

Empowerment of local communities is central to achieving the goal of the project. Although communities in the Bazaruto archipelago are dispersed and isolated, contact with them has been underway for sometime, with discussions on issues such as zoning, management planning and benefits from park revenues.

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Miombo woodland. Miombo plant communities are dominated by trees belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, and characterized by Brachystegia and Julbernardia species. North Eastern Zambia. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The project addresses the nexus involving agriculture, livelihood needs and poverty with varying impacts on the ecosystems such as the Miombo.

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Kafue Flats with Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) and Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis), Southern Province. Zambia. © WWF-Canon / Sarah BLACK

The Partners for Wetlands project was initiated in 1999. Its aim is to break the relative isolation of environmental advocacy and work closely with identified partners to get them to integrate environmental principles in decision making and investment. In this project WWF will bring together partners such as government institutions and departments, NGOs and private investors.

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Aerial view of islands and waterways of central Okovango. Okovango Delta. Botswana. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The initial phase of project will produce a proposal that will not only create an enabling framework through which key stakeholders in the Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) can work together, but also a basis for implementing an integrated river basin management (IRBM) for the ZRB that will lead to the sustainable development of this basin.

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Baobab, Mahango Game Park. Namibia. © WWF-Canon / Michel TERRETTAZ

The Living in a Finite Environment (LIFE) project provides assistance to comprehensive community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programmes through the provision of technical support, training, grants, and regional coordination and information dissemination to government agencies, NGOs, and communities.

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Kaokoveld. Namibia. © WWF-Canon / John E. NEWBY

This project aims to establish community-based wildlife conservation systems which are integrated into the rural economy of Namibia, thereby linking conservation and rural development. A first step was setting up and supporting community structures to assist government in managing natural resources. This involves community game guard networks in Kaokoveld and Damaraland (now known as the Kunene region), and its extension to the Caprivi region in Namibia.

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Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) have poor eyesight but acute smell and hearing. Africa. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

This project aims to help the Ministry of Environment and Tourism maintain and improve anti-poaching actions in the Etosha National Park by establishing an operational fund for the Wildlife Protection Service's anti-poaching actions and obtaining additional equipment (vehicle parts, GPS, hand-held communication radios) required for field security monitoring.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) against blue sky. Zimbabwe. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

Political anarchy developed in Zimbabwe during a national referendum and a parliamentary election, and from April 2000 the conservancies have suffered invasions of squatters. These invasions, sometimes violent, have given rise to widespread snaring of ungulates for bush meat with a very serious risk to the rhino populations. Consequently, the project has entered a phase of crisis management instead of remaining in a phase of quiet consolidation.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Close-up of head while drinking; these animals need to drink every two to three days. Southern Africa and East Africa. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

This project is aimed at supporting rhino conservation on private land by providing funding for periodic surveys of rhino populations, tracking their movement between individual owners and providing expertise to establish and maintain an effective meta-population management plan.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Africa. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The project aims at increasing the number of black rhinos in the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Adult and calf. Southern Africa and East Africa. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The main objective of this project is to enhance field monitoring of the white rhino populations as well as improving population estimates by increasing the proportion of individually-marked rhinos in each park.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Nosy Hara. Madagascar. © WWF Madagascar / Remi Ratsimbazafy

The coasts and inshore waters of Madagascar are a long-standing source of commercially valuable resources through fisheries and tourism, and are considered to be critically important for the country's priority goals of poverty reduction and rapid economic development. In this context, the Nosy Hara Archipelago Conservation project serves as a means to protect marine resources from unsustainable exploitation and to develop employment and revenue-generating opportunities.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

Rainforest near the city of Andapa. A view of the spectacular peaks and rainforest of the Natural Reserve of Marojejy. Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

The proposed project will contribute to save lemurs and their habitats by community-based natural resources management (CBNRM). It will therefore impact both local populations' socio-economic livelihood and the biodiversity conservation of the Marojejy-Tsaratanana corridor in the Northern part of Madagascar.

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WWF is a leader in international efforts to find long term solutions to benefit people and nature. Because of more than 5 million independent supporters, our conservation efforts address global threats and we work to protect endangered species and habitats in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about WWF.

A cousin of the Silky sifaka, the Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema diadema). Habitat destruction is the major cause of its decline. Mantadi' National Park. Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Homo ambiens / R.Isotti-A.Cambone

The Simpona or Silky sifaka (Propithecus diadema candidus) is a rare and critically endangered species of lemur that is endemic to a very small mountainous area in Northeastern Madagascar. This project will help protect the Simpona through a variety of conservation awareness and environmental education programmes for local communities.

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Pachypodium plant (Pachypodium sp.) in dry forest. Berenty. Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Luc DESLARZES

Ecotourism in Madagascar offers one solution to the conflict between conservation and exploitation. The challenge for this WWF project is to provide technical assistance to local communities, and propose the viable development of ecotourism as an alternative to slash-and-burn and the illegal trade in plants and animals.

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Chameleon in the rainforest. Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

The general objectives of this WWF project are to conserve both biodiversity and habitat and promote a model for sustainable community-based management of natural resources.

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Andringitra National Park, bufferzone. Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Hartmut JUNGIUS

The proposed project will reinforce achievements obtained since 2005, and increase the geographic cover for water management activities. It will therefore impact both local populations' socio-economic livelihoods and the biodiversity conservation of the corridor - the water reservoir of the Southern Highlands of Madagascar.

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The Toliara reefs have high fish diversity, and support an important artisanal fishery. St. Augustin Bay, near Toliara. Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Thomas SCHULTZ-JAGOW

This project is about to create multi-use marine protected areas on the Toliara reef system to conserve its wide variety of marine and coastal habitats.

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Spiny forest species (Didiera trollii) found in the semi-arid areas. Southern Madagascar. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The project aims at maintaining the biodiversity of the Southern Mikea forests in Madagascar, one of the identified priority conservation areas for the Spiny Forest ecoregion. This will be achieved through the establishment of a new form of protected area, habitat restoration and bird species conservation.

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The Gorouol community debating on problems facing the region. Niger. © WWF WARPO

Planned for 3 years, the Action Water project helps address the issue of local management of water resources. These resources are becoming scarce due to climate change, drought, human population growth, erosion and silting.

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Signboard in Gamba with WWF name, signaling the beginning of a protected area where there are elephants. Gabon. © WWF CARPO / Peter Ngea

Under this project, the consortium’s mission is the establishment and maintenance of viable, representative networks of protected areas, wetlands and coastal areas, community lands and ecologically and socially well-managed logging and mining concessions in the Gamba-Conkouatie Forest Landscape.

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Fishing departure. Southern Toliara. Madagascar. © WWF Madagascar

Given the important socio-economic and ecological stakes in the Southern region of Toliara in terms of fisheries resources, the project has decided to support the traditional and small scale fisheries from Anakao to Androka. Capacity on socio-organizational structure and marine resource management will be built among the resource users in order to establish and implement management plans for the sustainable use of fisheries resources.

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Community members in the Craigieburn wetlands, Limpopo Province. South Africa. © WWF South Africa / AWARD

This project aims to support the development of appropriate understanding, skills and competences associated with sustainable wetlands use, so as to implement the integrated plans for rehabilitation and management previously developed. It also seeks to recover the ecological function and improved livelihoods associated with the communal wetlands in the Sand river catchment, using the Cragieburn wetlands as a test case.

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Alien vegetation in the Baviaans river, Eastern Cape Province. South Africa. © WWF South Africa / Rodney February

This project aims to establish a pilot rehabilitation project in the Kouga river catchment, which will stimulate a riparian rehabilitation programme (following alien vegetation clearing) that will contribute towards restoring ecological functionality to priority degraded systems on private land in South Africa.

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Limestone mountain range with high biodiversity, a potential nature reserve. Caucasus. Georgia. © WWF-Canon / Hartmut JUNGIUS

The forests, high mountain ecosystems and arid landscapes of the Caucasus contain more than twice the animal diversity found in adjacent regions of Europe and Asia. However, the biodiversity of the Caucasus is being lost at an alarming rate. Human activities have transformed nearly half of the lands. 51 species are at risk, including the critically endangered Saiga antelope, Siberian crane and Baltic (Atlantic) sturgeon.

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High Caucasus mountains with forest, mist and peaks covered with snow. © WWF-Canon / Hartmut JUNGIUS

This project aims to create a green corridor stretching nearly 1,500 km from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea along the Greater Caucasus Range - the backbone of the Caucasus Mountains. The green corridor (or Econet) will incorporate protected areas, flora and fauna migration routes, stepping stones, and multiple use areas (including progressive forestry enterprises and hunting estates) into a continuous and efficiently managed system.

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Beke Nature Reserve, established with WWF support. Siberian Taiga along the Beke river and Olenek river. East Siberian Taiga, Republic of Sakha. Russian Federation. © WWF-Canon / Hartmut JUNGIUS

This project will develop and display recommendations for best government and private practices for ensuring legality as an elementary part of responsible wood procurement in Russia. The project will disseminate best practices in ensuring legality of forest management and wood procurement among national and international actors of the Russian forest sector. Outcomes of the project can contribute to the European Union (EU) action plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and the Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (ENA FLEG) processes.

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Land drilling riggs of the SAKHALINNEFTEGAZ state company. Sakhalin Island on the Sea of Okhotsk. Far East. Russian Federation. © WWF-Canon / Vladimir FILONOV

Marine ecosystems of the Sea of Okhotsk around the Sakhalin Island are highly productive and biologically diverse. They give home to such rare species as the Gray whale, Sakhalin sturgeon, yambo (taimen) and also to vast colonies of seabirds. Human activity on the Sakhalin shelf has increased dramatically over last years and presents now a serious threat to marine biodiversity. Of a special concern are plans for the offshore oil and gas development on the Sakhalin Northeast shelf.

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Construction site of the Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze river. Hubei Province. China. © WWF-Canon / Michel GUNTHER

China has joined the the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is in a position to radically reform their domestic investment regulation to support the development of a sustainable investment framework. What kind of investment framework China implements, both internationally and nationally, will not only shape the future of China, but also the rest of the world.

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Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), 1 year old male. Wolong Research Centre, Sichuan. China. © WWF / Fritz PÖLKING

The project consists of 3 major components: establishing a reserve network in the Qinling Mountains, ecotourism, and a community-based conservation network in the Qinling panda area. The overall goals are to contribute to the species conservation programme by mobilizing non-conventional stakeholders and to implement the principles of magnification, partnership, modular projects, model sites in the field and communication.

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Juvenile Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) - far left and far right, kept in water tanks before being sold to customers. Fish market, Hong Kong. China. © WWF-Canon / Michèle DEPRAZ

The Humphead wrasse, a coral fish, listed as "vulnerable" on the 1996 IUCN Red List, is the most valuable fish in the Live Reef Food Fish (LRFF) trade, supplying luxury markets in China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Taiwan and elsewhere. The fish is often taken during its juvenile stage either directly for sale or increasingly for grow-out to market size. This fish is most particularly sensitive to fishing pressure. In most fished areas, average density and body size have dropped substantially. The fish has not been reared successfully in hatchery.

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Student training workshop, Hong Kong. China. © City University of Hong Kong

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Centre, associated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, USA, has organized an International Remote Operated Vehicle Contest for the past four years. For the 2006 contest, WWF Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong have agreed to organise and host a similar event in Hong Kong aiming at students.

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Crested lark (Galerida cristata) in Chitral Gol National Park (North-West Frontier Province). Pakistan. © WWF Pakistan / Masood Arshad

This project will focus on natural resource conservation, habitat improvement, ecotourism development and community participation programmes directed mainly towards the conservation of globally endangered species of flora and fauna in Pakistan.

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Cutting mangroves for fuelwood and fodder. Karachi. Pakistan. © WWF-Canon / Mauri RAUTKARI

The Sandspit Wetland Education Centre will provide opportunities to bring people, wetlands and their wildlife close together, to educate the public about wetland ecology, and raise awareness about issues arising from human use of wetlands.

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Sindh Wildlife Department staff taking an Indus river dolphin (Platanista minor) for release. Pakistan. © WWF-Canon / WWF-Pakistan / Uzma Khan

This conservation project is designed to be a component of a larger regional initiative, led by WWF Pakistan, to conserve river dolphins and freshwater ecosystems.

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Wetland management in Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP). Nepal. © WWF Nepal / Rajendra Gurung

The goal of this project is to re-establish and maintain viable populations of tiger, elephant, rhino and other species of special concern in the Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) by 2010 in Nepal.

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Confiscated rhinoceros horns, tiger skin and bones. Chitwan National Park. Nepal. © WWF-Canon / Jim JABARA

This project will draw upon the action plan together with national level priorities identified by WWF Nepal to work towards the closure or reduction of trade routes and transit markets for illegal wildlife through improved monitoring of key trade routes and the strengthening of enforcement efforts.

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View of the Everest massif from the Singalila hills (Sikkim, India) from a distance of about 150 kilometers. From left to right: Mount Lhotse, Mount Everest and Mount Makalu. Nepal. © WWF-Canon / NEYRET & BENASTAR

This project will use existing research, supplemented where necessary with field data, to allow accurate and policy relevant scientific predictions to be made about the future behaviour of individual glaciers. It will attempt to link the phenomenon of glacier retreat to impacts on people and nature, rather than making generalised assessments at the regional level. It will also go a step further and use this understanding to begin the process of a management response.

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Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). Southeast Asia. © WWF-Canon / Gerald S. CUBITT

This project aims to build on tiger conservation efforts in Bhutan through a strengthening of anti-poaching law enforcement. It will seek to improve the capacity of law enforcement agencies and enhance the development of the country's anti-poaching strategy.

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The village of Ura shining with CGI roofs. Bhutan. © WWF Bhutan

The five-year Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex (B2C2) operational plan 2002-2007 was endorsed by the Royal Government in April 2004 and disseminated to partners and stakeholders. Based on the plan, a three-year project (FY 2005-2007) called "Support to B2C2" was set up under WWF United Kingdom's financial support. The project addresses issues pertinent to effective conservation of the B2C2 landscape.

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Man washes hands from water that is diverted by wooden troughs made of hollowed branches from a stream to where people can use it. Bhutan. © WWF-Canon / Roel A. BURGLER

Thrumshingla National Park is a central part of the biological corridors system of Bhutan. With an area of 768 km2 it is located in Southcentral Bhutan and has high biodiversity including several endangered and endemic species. The goal of the project is sustainable conservation and management of the temperate forest and mountain ecosystem.

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Bengal or Indian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). © WWF-Canon / Roger HOOPER

The Bengal tiger stands out amongst Bhutan's wildlife. Tiger conservation in Bhutan has immense significance at the regional and global levels. The tiger population in Bhutan forms the centerpiece of one of the 2 largest tiger populations in the Indian sub-continent.

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Part of field staff working in Royal Manas National Park. Bhutan. © WWF Bhutan

The Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) is one of the oldest and richest among the protected areas of Bhutan. The project seeks to protect this park by implementing the park management plan. The main components of the project include conservation research, institutional and capacity development, anti-poaching, transboundary dialogues, and ecosystem protection.

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Tribal mother and children set out on boat on the Srepok river near Yok Don National Park. Vietnam. © WWF-Canon / Elizabeth KEMF

The project will help develop a model of conservation through sustainable use of wildlife in Cambodia. This model, used successfully in Africa, is being duplicated and adapted to the Cambodian context.

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Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Mekong river, Kratie province. Cambodia. © WWF-Canon / WWF Intl.

Conservation of the remaining Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin population is of critical importance. The Irrawaddy dolphin has been chosen by the WWF Living Mekong Programme (LMP) as one of its flagship species as it represents an apex predator in the Mekong food chain. As such its fate can be seen as somewhat indicative of the fate of a host of other species in the Mekong. This point is highlighted by the fact that the dolphin's critical habitat - deep pools- is also vital to maintaining the fisheries productivity for large portions of the basin as they act as a dry season refuge to a host of commercially important species. As a large mammal with great cultural significance to local communities, the loss of this species in itself would be symbolic enough.

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Saola or Vu Quang ox (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), 4-5 month old female at the Forest Inventory & Planning Institute Botanical Garden. Hanoi. Vietnam. © WWF-Canon / David HULSE

The Green Corridor is the last contiguous stretch of forest in Vietnam which links lowland coastal forests to the highland forests on the Western border with Laos. Forested areas in the corridor are tied together in a series of small protected areas. Many important forested areas in the Green Corridor lie outside formally gazetted protected areas. The biodiversity action plan, which was prepared as an activity of Vietnam's pilot phase Global Environment Facility (GEF) project, assigns these remaining primary forests the highest priority for protective development due to their important biodiversity.

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Fisherman sets out in the evening. Lower Mekong Basin. Cambodia. © WWF-Canon / Elizabeth KEMF

The WWF Living Mekong Programme (LMP) is a regional multi-disciplinary project aimed at marrying biodiversity conservation with sustainable development.

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Aerial view of the Mekong Delta. Southern Vietnam. © WWF-Canon / Elizabeth KEMF

The Mekong River flows for some 4,500 km through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before discharging into the South China Sea. Its catchment area - home to more than 60 million people - encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of biological, cultural and geographical features.

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Forested area in the Annamites near Laotian border in Quang Nam Province. Vietnam. Habitat for Sao la, Giant muntjac and Truong Son muntjac as well as tiger, elephant and rare pheasants. © WWF-Canon / Elizabeth KEMF

Given the high biological priority of the Xe Pian National Protected Area (NPA), this project will work towards integrating conservation priorities with development needs and develop a strategy for ecotourism in Xe Pian NPA that will support improved protected area management and livelihood needs.

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View across the Mekong river (Thailand/Laos border) from the Pha Taem cliffs. Northeastern Thailand. © WWF-Canon / Gerald S. CUBITT

The objectives of the WWF proposed interventions is to establish community management of 4 wetland types in Northern and Northeastern Thailand, and to strengthen interest in and policies on community participation in wetland management among key stakeholders, including concerned government agencies, the NGO community and selected stakeholders from the Mekong region.

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Indian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) passing through water lilies. Bangkok Zoo. Thailand. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

WWF aims to build capacity and awareness for Pang Sida park staff to constructively engage neighbouring communities in the management of the national park (joint management skills). The capacity will be applied immediately through a variety of community activities which are intended as practical application of the park staff's new skills.

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Anchovy purse net operating in the strait of Chincin. Dangli, Northern Langkawi. Malaysia. © WWF Malaysia / Lee Yoke Lee

WWF Malaysia will work with local stakeholders to protect the marine and coastal ecosystems of the Langkawi archipelago which are continuously threatened by rapid and unsustainable development.

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Peninsular Malaysia occupies the Southern end of the distribution of the Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) and supports substantial populations of the sub-species. © WWF-Canon / Elizabeth KEMF

For the long-term survival of tigers in Malaysia, human-tiger conflicts need to be reduced, tiger needs must be managed in commercial forestry, spaces must be set as protected forests and poaching must be significantly reduced in the Northern forests.

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Nesting site of the Olive Ridley's turtle. Casuarina area, Setiu River mouth, Terengganu. Malaysia. © WWF-Canon / WWF Intl./Malaysian Photo Service

The project complements the Department of Fisheries (DoF) management and conservation efforts for the marine turtle and painted terrapin in Setiu, Terengganu. It involves providing support (in terms of financial, technical and human resources) in securing via purchasing of the marine turtle and painted terrapin eggs from licensed and unlicensed collectors who operate egg collection from non-reserved nesting beaches.

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Landscape from the hilltop resthouse at Kampong Merang. Sungai Setiu, Terengganu. Peninsular Malaysia. © WWF-Canon / Gerald S. CUBITT

The project's overall goal is the sustainable management of the Setiu Wetlands, ensuring the socio-economic development needs of the local stakeholders can be met while, at the same time, maintaining the wetlands' biodiversity and ecological conditions.

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Common green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting in coral reef. Indo-Pacific Ocean. © WWF-Canon / Jürgen FREUND

In the past education and awareness programmes in Ma' Daerah have mainly targeted school children through turtle awareness camps. Current and future efforts aim at achieving community support, action and participation in turtle conservation at Ma' Daerah.

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Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) halting on ground and releaseing air from lungs. Indo-Pacific Ocean. © WWF-Canon / Jürgen FREUND

This project aims to assess the dynamics of Hawksbill turtle trade in Melaka and to work together with the various stakeholders towards sustainable conservation of Hawksbill turtles. Turtles and the coastal communities are interlinked culturally and economically. Key to the success of this project is to impart to local communities the understanding that conserving this species in the long run will benefit them too.

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Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) laying eggs on a beach above high water mark, Seychelles. Distribution: tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

This project aims to use satellite telemetry and computer mapping technology to identify important coastal turtle habitat ranges during the nesting period, their migration routes and foraging areas. The mapping result will be utilised to advocate legal protection for offshore waters of important nesting rookeries and develop management guidelines for the protected areas. The information gathered is also crucial in persuading Malaysia to ratify the relevant international treaties that relate to marine turtle conservation.

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Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Indo-Pacific Ocean. © WWF-Canon / Jürgen FREUND

This project aims to significantly contribute towards protecting the Hawksbill turtles and Painted terrapins of Melaka and their habitats via scientific research, management and capacity building.

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Humphead (or Napoleon, or Maori ) wrasse, subadult, ca. 40 cm long. Sipadan Island, Sabah. Malaysia. © WWF-Canon / John E. RANDALL

In 2003 the Sabah government declared its intention to gazette the area as a marine park (Daily Express 2002). The proposed Tun Mustapha Marine Park will be a revolution for marine conservation and fisheries management in Sabah and Malaysia. This project aims to support the development of the park and, ultimately, restored fish populations and a healthy ecosystem to these globally important reefs.

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Early morning mist on river Kinabatangan, Sabah. Malaysia. © WWF-Canon / Alain COMPOST

WWF is now setting up a small nursery at the village of Bilit, located near to the mid-point of the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. This will be the nucleus for efforts to improve the habitat quality of this part of the sanctuary, and strengthen the link between the sanctuary and Gomantong Forest Reserve. This will be achieved by planting a range of different trees, including trees that are known sources of food for orangutans. WWF will also carry out the cutting of a species of climbing bamboo that prevents tree growth.

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WWF President Emeritus HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, with WWF Asia-Pacific Director Dr Isabelle Louis, launch of WWF International. Singapore. © WWF-Canon / WWF Intl./Jack Sim

Working with government, business, other NGOs and the Singapore community, WWF aims to strengthen its conservation activities in the region and thereby contribute significantly to Singapore's development as a leader of environmental excellence.

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Forest after rain, Kayan Mentarang National Park, Kalimantan (Borneo). Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Alain COMPOST

The Kayan Mentarang National Park (KMNP) contains the largest unbroken stretch of protected rainforest in Borneo, and is an important refuge for numerous species, particularly rare and endemic ones. Effective management of the area is required to preserve its natural resources, support local inhabitants and reduce illegal logging and road construction.

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Dayak with tattoos in Sadap, a small village in the surroundings of Betung Kerihun National Park. The timber is for local use. Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Jikkie JONKMAN

For the next 3-year of WWF Indonesia's conservation programme in Betung Kerihun National Park, West Kalimantan, the following objectives have been defined:
a) Improved management effectiveness of the park.
b) Protection of the endangered Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus).
c) Promotion of sustainable livelihood for the local people through agro-forestry and ecotourism.

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Road construction through rainforest area, near Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

Primates and hornbills are proposed as the 2 priority groups of focal species. Both are widespread enough and have broad enough habitat requirements to serve as "umbrellas" for the conservation of many other species and of whole ecosystems. Management policies aimed at protecting them and their habitats will reinforce the focus on managing the protected areas and surrounding landscapes as integrated systems. Furthermore, both groups are charismatic and both need protection, with several CITES-listed and Indonesian protected species in each group. The flagship species for the Kalimantan project will be the orang-utan.

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Floating logs from illegal logging on a river in front of a saw mill near Sembuluh. Central Kalimantan. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Alain COMPOST

The EC-Indonesia Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) project is a well justified initiative to contribute to addressing illegal logging and associated trade through an integrated approach involving trade measures and development co-operation as outlined in the EC FLEGT action plan.

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Ujung Kulon National Park, scenery on South coast with adjacent turtle nesting beaches. Java. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Anton FERNHOUT

This WWF project helps improve the protection and management of Ujung Kulon park and train field staff who monitor the rhino population.

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Area burnt and cleared for coconut plantation, just outside Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve. North Sulawesi. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Soh Koon CHNG

The vision of this project is to catalyze change and influence policy makers' behavior in support of more sustainable environmental decisions and practices in the public interest, by conveying information and arguments with sound scientific, legal and moral justifications.

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Indo-Pacific Ocean. © WWF-Canon / Jürgen FREUND

This project aims to reduce the impact of human activity that directly or indirectly threatens marine turtles, including the destruction, poor management or modification of their habitats (nesting, inter-nesting, developmental, and feeding sites), the direct take of turtles and/or their eggs and products, and indirect take predominantly through fishery related mortality (bycatch).

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A coal terminal. Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan (Borneo). Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Tantyo BANGUN

WWF Indonesia's climate and energy campaign focuses on two global targets, which are about carbon intensity reduction and implementation of adaptation strategies. The efforts will be based on close collaboration with civil society and policy makers, businesses and investors, and other partners to both "decarbonize society" and to cope with the likely impacts of climate change.

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Grizzled tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus). Mother and young. Irian Jaya. Indonesia. © WWF-Canon / Terry DOMICO

WWF Indonesia plans to use an integrated approach, tackling conservation problems on several levels. Through a review of existing spatial plans, and incorporating GIS techniques, WWF will identify existing and potential future environmental impacts of development activities . We will use this information in advocacy actions undertaken with BAPPEDA, the Ministry of Forestry (MoF), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and other government agencies.

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Landscape view of forest in Western Papua New Guinea. © WWF / Albrecht G. SCHAEFER

WWF's broad aim is to reduce the rate of forest degradation in Melanesia and increase the extent of forest under sustainable management. The broad objectives are the protection of Melanesia's high conservation value forests, reform of industrial logging practices, and sustainable forest use and management.

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Pukapuki local, Tony, prepares pumpkin. East Sepik province. Papua New Guinea. © WWF United Kingdom / Brent Stirton/Getty Images

The project aims to assist the government and local stakeholders to design an integrated river basin management (IRBM) framework for the Sepik river. This framework will protect biological diversity and ecological processes while promoting the sustainable management of natural resources supported by a properly implemented catchment policy.

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The Solomon Islands consists of 6 large islands, 20 medium, and numerous smaller islets, reefs and atolls. Solomon Islands. © WWF-Canon / Soh Koon CHNG

WWF is focusing on creating at least 100 new protected areas and linking them in ecological networks that protect species and thereby overall diversity.

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The Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) is one of the most vividly colorful bird on Earth. Its native habitat is the Northern region of Australia. © WWF Australia

WWF Australia has significant expertise in, and a history of facilitating thinking on, the issue of species conservation. Programs such as the Threatened Species Network, Shorebird Conservation Project and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Unit have long operated as the interface of policy and on-ground action and have accumulated a vast cache of knowledge on conservation methodology and implementation.

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Piara Reserve, a seasonally inundated wetland on the Swan Coastal Plain. Australia. © WWF Australia / Christina Mykytiuk

Wetland Watch is a wetland conservation project of WWF Australia. The project is aimed at enhancing the sustainable management and conservation of wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain, focusing on high value wetlands on private land.

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North Island West Coast scenery, near Raglan. Habitat of North Island Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori), smallest and rarest marine dolphin, native and endemic to New Zealand. © WWF-Canon / Tangi CORVELER

This programme builds on WWF's work on the critically endangered Maui's dolphin, by addressing threats, primarily fishing, to rare and endangered marine species in the New Zealand Marine Ecoregion.

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Annie, the found female kiwi, weighs 1 kg. © WWF New Zealand / Whangarei Heads Landcare Forum

The Habitat Protection Fund provides assistance to local habitat protection/restoration groups that are working to protect areas of high conservation significance in their community.

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Forest of Hayami Ringyo in Kumano City, Japan's first FSC certified forest. Japan. © WWF Japan

This project supports organizations wanting to develop responsible policies on the purchasing of wood products. More responsible purchasing will contribute to reducing the destruction of forests in Indonesia and the Russian Far East, from where Japan imports large volumes of wood products.

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Sunset on Lake Biwa. Japan. © WWF Japan / Toshiaki MIZUNO

This project aims to create a model of sustainable community which will help people enjoy the natural resources of Lake Biwa. To achieve this, in partnership with local stakeholders, the project will renew the local people’s interests and understanding of the lake-based culture and raise awareness of the problems caused by invasive species.

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Mutsugorou (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), a goby endemic to East Asia. Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas (Japan), Korea, China, Taiwan. © WWF Japan

This project will be run in collaboration with a local non-governmental organization (NGO), Mizu no Kai (Club of Water), and aims to improve understanding of the environment, particularly traditional and sustainable use of the Ariake Sea.

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Dugong (Dugong dugon). Indo-Pacific Ocean. © WWF-Canon / Jürgen FREUND

In the Nansei Shoto Archipelago, endemic species, such as the dugong, Okinawa woodpecker and Okinawa rail, and their habitat are threatened by large-scale construction work, red soil runoff and invasive species. To address these problems an appropriate conservation action plan must be implemented. This project will coordinate activities for conservation of the Nansei Shoto and address urgent matters.

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Coral monitoring in the Shiraho lagoon. Japan. © WWF Japan

In order to conserve the Shiraho coral lagoon, the WWF Shiraho Coral Reef Conservation and Research Centre has been implementing various surveys in Shiraho and the neighboring terrestrial area, under collaboration with scientists and local people. By providing the community with these findings, WWF aims to make the local people aware of the environmental richness and of damages and changes to be taken place. WWF encourages them to actively be involved in conservation and sustainable resource management and use.

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Opening of the Shiraho Present and Past Exhibition. Japan. © WWF Japan

The project aims to build a sustainable community by integrating environment, culture and living, and taking over the local traditional resource management knowledge with scientific information to the future generations. The project provides local people with opportunities such as the “Shiraho Past and Present Exhibition” and promotes sustainable local industry like ecotourism, country cuisine and traditional craftwork made from local natural resources.

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Japanese black bear. Japan. © WWF Japan / Bungo KANAZAWA

The population of Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) has been split into several smaller groups. Within these groups there are further sub-populations isolated from each other by cities, express roads, railways and dam lakes. One population, in Kyushu, is already extinct and another, in Shikoku, is critically endangered with less than 20 remaining bears. Working in close collaboration with local groups and individuals, this project aims to set up a conservation plan for the Shikoku population based on the findings of an ecological survey. It will also create a co-existence model in Nagano, central Japan, to reduce human-bear conflicts.

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Promotion of MSC at a supermarket in Tokyo. Japan. © WWF Japan / Arata IZAWA

WWF Japan promotes the Marine Steward Council (MSC) certification in Japan with the collaboration of MSC, fishermen, retailers and consumers.

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WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Centre, Shiraho. Japan. © WWF Japan

In April 2000, WWF inaugurated the WWF Coral Reef Conservation and Research Centre in Shiraho Village on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. Since then the centre has been involved in community-based conservation for sustainable resource management and use, based on research, monitoring and environmental education.

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Snow crabs at a shop. The origin is not shown which is against the law and the price (JPY 3,000) is less than 1/3 of Kyoto's product (JPY 10,000) which is MSC certified. Japan. © WWF Japan / Arata IZAWA

WWF Japan promotes reliable circulations of fisheries products with the close collaboration of the WWF Network and cooperation with trading companies, supermarket chains, retailers and the government.

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Annual wildflowers in privately-owned York Gum woodland, Wheatbelt of the Northern Agricultural Region, Western Australia - part of the Southwest Australia Ecoregion - a global biodiversity hotspot. © WWF Australia / Chris Curnow

This project will enhance the conservation of under-represented Eucalypt woodlands in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia (historically massively cleared for agriculture with remaining fragmented native vegetation experiencing passive degradation from unabated threats), through the negotiation and implementation of a range of conservation incentives including payment for ecosystem services (on-ground conservation activities), conservation covenants, land acquisition through the National Reserve System, local shire rebates, joining Land for Wildlife schemes and voluntary management agreements.

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Landholder discussing his covenanted Gimlet woodland (a high priority ecosystem) on his farm in the Avon Wheatbelt, Western Australia - part of the Southwest Australia global biodiversity hotspot. © WWF Australia / Chris Curnow

The primary aim of this regionally-focused project is the protection and management of the highest priority privately-owned ecosystems across the Avon River Basin.

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Menzies banksia or firewheel banksia (Banksia menziesii). Southwestern Australia. © WWF Australia / Christina Mykytiuk

The Swan Private Landholder Incentives project aims to develop a private landholder conservation incentives scheme. It will then look to engage 4 local governments within the Swan Natural Resource Management (NRM) region to pilot the scheme.

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Stirling Ranges, Southwest Australia Ecoregion, an area with particularly high plant diversity under threat by the dieback disease (Phytophthora cinnamomi) and climate change. © WWF Australia / Richard McLellan

The Southwest Australia Ecoregion (SAE) Initiative is a collaborative project involving a variety of agencies and organisations commited to working collaboratively in one of the world's top 25 biodiversity hotspots. The Southwest Australia Ecoregion encompasses 10 distinct biogeographic regions - ranging from the Northern sandplain heaths to the Swan coastal plains and wetlands, from the tall forests in the Southwest to the woodlands and granites of the Wheatbelt, and the mallee and heaths of the South coast. The Southwest Australia Ecoregion is characterised by 'an exceptional concentration of endemic species undergoing an exceptional loss of habitat'.

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Mekong River's giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas). This fish weighed approximately 160kg and measured about 250cm in length. Populations have declined by about 90% over the past 20 years. © WWF-Canon / Zeb HOGAN

The project aims to support conservation of the Mekong giant catfish (Pangasionodon gigas), which is listed as threatened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Work will focus on protection of breeding habitats in at least 2 key provinces in Thailand and Laos.

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A baby bukhara deer. Kazakhstan. © WWF Russia

The overall goal of this project is to develop, practice and implement mechanisms for the sustainable development of a network of protected areas in the Central Asian region, for the benefit of nature conservation (including some flagship species in particular) and sustainable socio-economic development.

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Malleefowl on nest mound. Australia. © WWF Australia / Jessica Van der Waag

This project will include analysis of past and current data sets to identify malleefowl population hotspots and establish a statewide monitoring program to assess the future trends and status of malleefowl populations in Southwest Australia. This project and its outcomes will be communicated effectively to all natural resource management (NRM) regions and the National Recovery Team for uptake and consideration.

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Tree-stem trapdoor spider, Western Australia Wheatbelt, Narembeen. Australia. © WWF Australia / Chris Curnow

The aims of the project are to develop a strategic approach to threatened species and community management and to carry out urgent recovery actions in the Avon River Basin.

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Young women using scoop nets to collect crustaceans, aquatic insects, and small fish for household consumption. Lao PDR. © WWF Greater Mekong / Roger Mollot

This project will develop community management plans for critical habitats affecting aquatic biodiversity. It will set up management groups between communities and the local government to improve the management of capture fisheries and strengthen food security in rural villages. The management activities and monitoring of aquatic biodiversity will be performed by the communities themselves. The local knowledge of aquatic biodiversity will be used to influence rural development policy and river basin management.

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Young women collect filamentous algae from the river for household consumption. Lao PDR. © WWF Greater Mekong / Roger Mollot

The project's aim is to support fishing communities in the development of alternative incomes and strengthen community-based fisheries management. This grant from Oxfam America will assist the project to analyze fishing incomes and develop alternative activities that will reduce the threat to freshwater biodiversity and raise awareness of the role of communities in the management of capture fisheries and conservation of freshwater biodiversity.

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Ross gull. Yakutsk (Yakutia). Lena river. Siberia. Russia. © WWF Russia / Viktor Nikiforov

The project aims to reduce the threat of climate change for the Russian Arctic region. Specifically, it will raise awareness and improve communication on key issues, create resilience based on a protected areas (PAs) system, and support the integration of environmental considerations in regional and national policies.

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A Persian leopard. Russia. © WWF Russia / Victor Lukarevskiy

The project aims to re-establish a stable and viable leopard population in the Northwestern part of the Caucasus. It will work towards overall biodiversity conservation with a focus on combining habitat restoration, breeding activities, the creation of a united system of protected areas, and integration of environmental concerns in regional and national policies.

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The Bruna de Maramures cow is central to both the local economy and the conservation of high nature value grassland meadows. Romania. © WWF DCPO / Emil Pop

The central goal of the One Europe More Nature (OEMN) project is to identify, create and communicate practical examples of alternatives for rural development in Europe. With a potential of several million hectares, this could significantly influence the reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and enhance WWF's nature conservation impact across Europe. The project has a particular emphasis on sustainable river basin management.

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), female and pup at a breeding site on the Cornwall coast. United Kingdom. © WWF-Canon / Hélène PETIT

WWF Finland has worked with WWF Sweden, Stockholms Riksmuseum and other parties to protect the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) and Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) in the Baltic since 1986. Though the population of the Grey seal has increased during this time, there is an urgent need to continue the protection of both species. The health conditions of these species have not yet been restored to normal levels. The Grey seal hasn't returned to the old nesting areas in the South Baltic and the population of Ringed seals in the Gulf of Finland has collapsed. The pressure from hunters and fishers to start large scale seal hunting has increased over the last few years.

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In addition to guard dogs, donkeys have been used to protect livestock from wolves. Switzerland. © WWF-Canon / WWF Switzerland/A. Weissen

Large carnivores (lynx, wolf, brown bear) are recolonizing the Alpine arch. WWF aims at implementing a pan-Alpine conservation strategy that allows large carnivores to build vital populations on long-term prospects. Large carnivore specific habitats (wilderness areas, corridors) shall be protected and large carnivores shall be able to migrate freely within the Alps. People of the Alpine countries accept large carnivores as native species. WWF elaborates together with farmers damage prevention measures for livestock.

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High banks of the Danube River on the Romanian/Bulgarian border. Orjahovo. Bulgaria. © WWF-Canon / Anton VORAUER

The Danube-Carpathian Programme Office was established to coordinate WWF activities in the countries of the Danube watershed and Carpathian region. An expansion of the Green Danube Programme, it is focused on conservation and sustainable development in these countries - with a particular emphasis on the Carpathian and Rhodope Mountains, the Black Sea coast and the Danube.

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Local villagers on carts pulled by donkeys, near Nikopol, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Farming, viticulture, and fishing are the chief occupations. Bulgaria. © WWF-Canon / Anton VORAUER

Universities and research institutes, owners and administrators of the natural resources and NGOs can have a significant contribution to the development of the list of proposed Sites of Community Interests (pSCIs) for the sub-alpine and alpine forest areas, if efforts are coordinated and if appropriate financial resources are allocated.
The implementation of a joint project, involving key stakeholders, focused on the conservation of these priority habitats will have a significant contribution to the establishment of the Natura 2000 network.

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Wood transport on the Danube channel, near Ermakow Island. Lower Danube river basin. Ukraine. © WWF-Canon / Anton VORAUER

The aim of the project is to help realise an integrated ecological network of healthy, restored and protected wetlands covering 900,000 ha along the Lower Danube and to promote sustainable socio-economic development in the area.

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Illegally built apartments and secondary homes that have spread out from Hvar village, threatening the islands' forests and natural landscapes. Hvar Island, Dalmatia. Croatia. © WWF-Canon / Emma DUNCAN

This project is aimed to cover the first steps of an ecoregional conservation process at the landscape level. During the 2 years covered by this project, WWF MedPO will undertake a global, in-depth assessment of the landscape, according to the ecoregional approach (including biodiversity and socio-economic assessments, stakeholders and root causes analysis, and recommendations for a management plan), and it will build a network of partnerships among the main local stakeholders, which shall hopefully lead to the developmenmt of a broad set of conservation initiatives on the longer term.

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Harrisuvanto hanging bridge in Oulanka National Park. Finland. © Metsahallitus (Finnish Forestry and Park Service)

PAN (Protected Area Network) Parks offers a concrete tool to improve nature protection by sustainable tourism development, offering economic opportunity for national parks and their surrounding areas. The network unites protected area managers, local authorities, and local and international tourism businesses on both a local and European level.

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Across the Waters training on Climate Change. Spain. © WWF MedPO

Across the Waters (ATW) Phase V will maintain a pan-Mediterranean scope, although the geographic frameworks of action will vary according to the different objectives and activities. Priority thematic areas include sustainable development of natural resources (Freshwater, Forest, Marine), regional policy processes and protected area management. These will be constantly linked with cross-cutting drivers such as climate change, environmental education, tourism or agriculture.

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Cork oak harvesting in Coruche. Ribatejo region. Portugal. © WWF-Canon / Sebastian RICH

The long-term goal of the Mediterranean cork oak forest programme is to achieve a situation in which cork oak landscapes are restored and maintained to promote sustainable livelihoods for the local population and to ensure conservation of biological resources.

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Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) stretching its wings. Camargue. France. © WWF-Canon / Roger LeGUEN

The "PROMESSE - Promotion of Environmental Management on a Sensitive Ecotouristic Site in Camargue" project is co-ordinated by WWF France in partnership with the Association des Amis du Vigueirat and the Commune d'Arles.
Part 1: Environmental Management and Audit System (EMAS) certification of tourist reception infrastructures. The aim is to reduce the ecological footprint through voluntary actions, beyond the constraints imposed by the regulation.
Part 2: Reduction of the impact of external activities on the site. The aim is to reduce the impact of all external factors on the site through concerted action undertaken in the peripheral area (15,000 ha).

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Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) "Esperanza", one of the females for the captive breeding programme of the Iberian lynx, Coto Doñana National Park. Spain. © WWF Spain / Luis Suarez

To ensure sustainable development in Doñana, WWF focuses its work on water, the key element that makes the ecosystem function, connecting all corners of the territory and affecting all inhabitants - human or not. Conservation of the Iberian lynx, which has one of its last two remaining populations in Doñana, is also a particular focus.

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Painted wall of an abandoned house in the Ebro delta saying "Transvasaments No" by the "Platforma per la defensa de l'Ebre" action group. Amposta, Tarragona Province. Spain. © WWF-Canon / Guido Schmidt

The main aim of this project is to assess and induce changes in Spanish water policy from dam and transfer construction towards Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM). Key elements of this IRBM are the adequate implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the conservation of wetlands and ecological processes.

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Coral. United Arab Emirates. © WWF United Arab Emirates

This project highlights the importance and priority of conserving and protecting the unique and most threatens coral reef habitats in the Arabian Gulf.

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CITES training. United Arab Emirates. © WWF United Arab Emirates / Lisa S. Perry

The CITES Wildlife Trade project aims to continue to work closely with the UAE CITES authorities, enforcement agencies, and partners to improve upon the integrated response mechanism as well as to further improve capacity to address wildlife trade issues.

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Ghaf tree (Prosopis cineraria). United Arab Emirates. © WWF United Arab Emirates / C. Tourenq

This project is concerned with the protection of the indigenous ghaf tree through:
1. Design an internationally recognized protected area to safeguard the ghaf tree.
2. Design a sustainable management plan of the area.
3. Train rangers to protect and manage the site together with Al Ain municipality.
4. Design an education and awareness campaign on the ghaf tree conservation.

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Ghaf tree (Prosopis cineraria). United Arab Emirates. © WWF United Arab Emirates / C. Tourenq

This project is concerned with the protection of the indigenous ghaf tree through:
1. Design an internationally recognized protected area to safeguard the ghaf tree.
2. Design a sustainable management plan of the area.
3. Train rangers to protect and manage the site together with Al Ain municipality.
4. Design an education and awareness campaign on the ghaf tree conservation.

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Caracal (Felis caracal), a small predatory cat. Africa to India. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

As part of this project, a pilot ecotourism project will be set up to explore the possibility of involving local tribesmen in protecting the mountain environment while generating additional revenue by organising trekking and overnight stays.

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A Lebanon cedar tree forest (Cedrus libani), Chouf Barouk. Lebanon. © WWF-Canon / Marco PAGLIANI

This project will develop integrated forest conservation and development plans to mitigate degradation, such as fires and overgrazing, and help local communities improve their livelihoods and income. The plans will consist of an integrated approach to forest restoration, production and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), and ecotourism programmes.

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A WWF Greece volunteer working in the forest of Dadia. Greece. © WWF Greece

This project has decisively contributed to the safeguarding of the habitat and the protection of important bird species. The population of the black vulture - a species that maintains its last breeding habitat of the Balkans in Dadia - has increased, while the habitats of all other important raptor species have been successfully protected.

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A traditional arched stone bridge in the Zagori area. Greece. © WWF Greece / George Vellidis

WWF Greece has established a permanent conservation and public awareness presence in the area since 2000, through the creation of the Papingo Information Centre, in collaboration with the community of Papingo. Through the operation of this centre, WWF Greece monitors, reports and responds to potential threats, raises awareness of local people and visitors, initiates and supports a number of small conservation projects. WWF Greece’s local team also contributes to the promotion of nature tourism as an effective conservation tool.

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Of all 6 nesting beaches situated in Laganas bay, Sekania is the one with the highest sea turtle nest density. Greece. © WWF Greece / Dimitris Karavellas

Thanks to intensive lobbying efforts, Laganas bay was designated a National Marine Park in 1999 and since then Sekania is absolutely protected by Greek and EU legislation. WWF Greece aims to continue protecting this important ecosystem against human-induced threats. It also aims to continue supporting local activities that are important for the proper management of the entire National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ).

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Panoramic view of Micro Prespa and Agios Achillios island, the only inhabited island of the Prespa Park. Greece. © WWF Greece / Fotini Vatkitzidou

The project aims to restore the wet meadows in Lake Mikri Prespa - within the framework of the LIFE project - and strengthen the capacity of the management body of the Prespa National Park. It focuses on wetland and water level management, conservation of basic vegetation, monitoring and wardening activities, and conservation of an endemic species of trout.

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The wetland at Achlas in the Andros island. Greece. © WWF Greece / Nikos Georgiadis

Through the Protection of the Wetlands of the Aegean Sea project, WWF Greece aims to contribute to the conservation of small but vulnerable island wetlands, by offering specific solutions for their long-term management and legal protection.

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Greece, a country full of sun and wind, must invest in the development of sustainable energies. © WWF-Canon / Carlos G. VALLECILLO

The RERINA project aims to address issues related to the formulation and the application of Sustainable Energy Plans (SEPs) for islands and ecologically sensitive areas that could be used to support the development of SECs. Ecologically sensitive areas in 3 European islands (Cyprus, Crete and Sardinia) will be used as case studies.

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A simple game in the forest can be the start for environmental awareness. Greece. © WWF Greece / Elias Tziritis

The scientific research on the deer population is of great importance before designing and implementing further conservation measures. Thus 2-years scientific monitoring of the red deer will be implemented in the framework of the project.

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Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), foraging for fodder, Danube Delta. © WWF-Canon / Klaus-Henning GROTH

This project will implement transboundary restoration of key natural processes in the entire Danube Delta. In addition to floodplain restoration, this project will focus on promoting good-practice ecotourism and offering alternatives to sustainable inland navigation and port development in the Delta region.

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The Mediterranean monk seal is Europe's number one endangered marine mammal. © WWF-Canon / Jacques TROTIGNON

WWF Greece is participating in the Monk Seal and Fisheries (MOFI) project, a European Union (EU) LIFE-Nature co-funded project, the coordinator of which is the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Monk Seal (MOm). The MOFI project’s goal is to ensure the survival of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal and the sustainability of the artisanal fisheries sector in Greece, by mitigating this conflict.

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View across the highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains south of Guanochochi. Sierra Madre Occidental, Chihuahua. Mexico. © WWF-Canon / Edward PARKER

Conserving the area's biodiversity and ecology through the protection of priority areas and the sustainable utilization of grass, scrub and wetland are the main goals.

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King angel fish (Holocanthus passer) in coral reef, Gulf of California. Mexico. © WWF-Canon / Gustavo YBARRA

Located in Northwest Mexico, the Gulf of California is limited by the Baja California Peninsula, which is the world's most extensive and insulated peninsula, and the mainland of Mexico, covering an area of 282,000 km2 of marine and coastal habitats.

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Aerial view of coral reef from 6,000 ft. Laughing Bird Caye National Park. Belize. © WWF-Canon / Anthony B. RATH

WWF's goal with the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) project is to improve protected areas management and influence regional development in support of conservation of MAR.

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Kemp's Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii). Mexico. © WWF-Canon / Carlos DREWS

The overall goal of PROARC/Costas is to support stewardship of coastal/marine resources in specific areas of Central America, by strengthening the management of protected areas on the local level and increasing participatory decision-making processes.

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Sustainable techniques are important to reduce timber waste. Choco ecoregional programme. Colombia. © WWF-Canon / Diego M. GARCES

The intent is to adapt and apply lessons learned from WWF's extensive experience in forest management with indigenous groups in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to communities within the Comarca Embera-Wounaan.

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Typical Awa houses shared by several families. Mataje, Awa Reserve. Awa Ethnic Forest Territory. Ecuador. © WWF-Canon / Pablo CORRAL

The project will directly contribute to the implementation of a plan and strategy for regional conservation and sustainable development at an ecoregional level for the whole Choco complex.

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Galapagos National Park. Colony of Marine Iguanas with the Fernandina Volcano in background, Fernandina Island, Galapagos. Ecuador. © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

Over a five-year period, this WWF project will promote a conservation strategy for the Galapagos that combines ecological integrity with the needs of local communities.

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New potential protected area in declaration. Permanent laggon and Moriche Palm Forest. Casanare. Colombia. © WWF Colombia / Cesar Freddy Suarez

Stretching across the borders of Colombia and Venezuela, from the Andes to the Atlantic, the Orinoco river and its surrounding watershed represents one of the most biologically and hydrologically rich areas of the world.

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Beneficiaries of Papayacu community preparing cacao beans to plant. Peru. © WWF Peru

Located in the Condorcanqui province, region of Loreto, this project aims to contribute to the reduction of the poverty levels of indigenous populations in the districts of Rio Santiago and Cenepa, through the sustainable management of natural resources.

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Lake Rimachi, the biggest lake of the Amazon, has now a fishing management plan. Peru. © WWF Peru

The Freshwater Conservation Program aims to support biodiversity conservation in the ecoregion and preserve ecological processes and genetic biodiversity of species by assuring sustainable management of natural resources.

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Bajo Urubamba Forest. Peru. © WWF Peru

This project is financed by the Department of International Development (DfID) and seeks to enable indigenous people in rural areas of the Peruvian Amazon to defend their rights to access and sustainably use the natural resources in their territories as a result of improved capacities to interact with different institutions of the Peruvian government, private sector and international financial institutions.

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