Successes from WWF's Forests for Life Programme
31 Jul 2008
Congo Basin passes 1 million ha milestone in swing to sustainable forestry
Yaoundé, Cameroon - WWF today announced that more than one million hectares of Congo Basin forests have achieved certification under the world’s leading sustainable forestry scheme.
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02 Apr 2008
WWF Bolivia receives recognition for its contribution to the forest sector
The National Forestry Chamber awards WWF Bolivia
Santa Cruz, Bolivia.--- On March 28th, WWF Bolivia, the conservation organization, was awarded a special recognition on behalf of the Bolivian Forestry Chamber for its contribution to the forest sector. » Read more
30 Jan 2008
Indigenous peoples win conservation successes in Chile
A near 20 year struggle for land rights and conservation of their rare Araucaria forests for an indigenous Pehuenche community of the Andes range has been rewarded with a grant of title to 22,000 acres of land in southern Chile. » Read more
24 Jul 2007
Ancient beech forests in the Carpathians declared World Heritage site
Primeval beech forests in the Carpathian Mountains have been inscribed on the UN's World Heritage List, underlining the global importance of this rare forest habitat — the most extensive in Europe. » Read more
19 Jun 2007
WWF signs MoU with palm oil producers in Honduras to protect biggest reef in the Americas
After several years of working with palm oil producers in Central America, an agreement signed this week seeks better agricultural practices that will benefit one of the world's largest coral reefs and the people who depend on its resources.
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10 Jun 2007
Second national park in Russian Far East boosts Siberian tiger conservation
The long-awaited Udege National Park in Russia's Far East is the second one of its kind created for Siberian tigers in the span of one week.
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07 Jun 2007
First national park established in Russian Far East
The Zov Tigra National Park in Russia's far eastern Primorye region will help conserve biodiversity, including the endangered Siberian tiger. » Read more
16 May 2007
WWF Ukraine project leader wins Whitley Award for work in 'jungles' of Transcarpathia
Ukrainian conservationist and WWF project leader Dr. Bohdan Prots has won the UK’s Whitley Award for conservation for his work identifying the hidden forest species in Eastern Europe’s little-known “jungles” of the Transcarpathia, in the western Ukraine. » Read more
09 May 2007
Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest a “gift” to the Earth
WWF has recognized the Great Bear Rainforest in the western Canadian province of British Columbia as a Gift to the Earth, the global conservation organization’s highest accolade for globally significant conservation achievements. » Read more
26 Mar 2007
The Netherlands build 100,000 houses using FSC timber from Indonesia
The Dutch housing associations have committed to building 100,000 houses in the next five years using Forest Stewardship Council certified timber from Borneo. » Read more
