Environmental conservation work in Spain




Latest news and publications


 
Spiny dogfish.

05 Dec 2008
Battered sharks get critical listing
Four of the most commercially valuable sharks - one a staple of fish and chips - have just been listed as being of conservation concern by the International Convention on Migratory Species.  WWF has actively lobbied for this recognition » Read more

 
ICCAT, 2008: a decade long tradition of ignoring its scientists on catches and seasons continues, risking collapse of the world's last surviving large bluefin fishery.

24 Nov 2008
Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
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Tuna for sale at the Tokyo Fish Market, Japan

20 Nov 2008
Thousands join bluefin tuna boycott
Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed.
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New or updated projects

Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jul 2005

Influencing the Common Agricultural Policy in Spain

WWF’s mission in the European Union (EU) is to address the root causes of biodiversity loss. Over the past 20 to 30 years EU Member States have witnes... » Read more
 
Modified: Dec 2006 - Started: Jul 1999

European Model Project: Coto Doñana

Coto Doñana: 40 years of conservation Doñana is considered one of the most valuable wetlands in Europe. Conservation activities started with the pr... » Read more
 
Modified: Oct 2006 - Started: Jan 2005

Water Infrastructure

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... » Read more

Contact

Enrique Segovia
(Conservation Director)
WWF Spain,
Madrid

T: +34 91 3540578
 
Miguel Ángel Valladares
(Director of Communications)
WWF Spain,
Madrid

T: +34 91 3540578

Website

Offices

WWF MEDPO,
Barcelona Project Office

WWF Mediterranean Programme EE & CB Unit c./ Canuda 37; pl. 3 08002 Barcelona
Spain

T: +34 93 305 6252
F: +34 93 278 8030
 
WWF Spain,
Canary Islands

Urb. Puerto Calero,
27-28 35570 Yaiza Lanzarote
Spain

T: +34 928 51 45 32
F: +34 928 51 35 90
 
WWF Spain,
Hinojos

WWF Spain Doñana Office Parque de los Centenales Ctra. Hinojos-Almonte,
km.1 s/n 21740 Hinojos (Huelva)
Spain

T: +34 959 459 007
F: +34 959 459 007
 
WWF Spain,
Madrid

WWF/ADENA Gran Vía de San Francisco,
8 28005 Madrid
Spain

T: +34 91 354 05 78
F: +34 91 365 63 36

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