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Conservation and environmental news & publications: Mexico

Bigeye Tuna for sale at the fish market in Hawaii.

27 Nov 2008
Pacific tuna face risky fisheries meeting
Yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific also face collapse if a forthcoming management meeting doesn't dramatically change the way they are harvested, WWF warned today.
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Some 200,000 endangered loggerhead turtles (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) drown annually on longlines set around the world for tuna, swordfish, and other fish.

26 Aug 2008
Fishing Technology That’s Letting Turtles Off the Hook
Santiago de Cali, Colombia - Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).

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30 May 2008
Climate Witness: Octavio Mancilla, Mexico
Octavio Mancilla’s grandfather once trudged across glaciers and snow on the Iztaccihuatl volcano. Walking in his footsteps some 40 years later, Octavio says that little of this remains, with the area covered by snow gradually decreasing. Down in the valley, rivers are almost dry. And that's just the beginning of the story...
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Severely degraded mangroves due to rising sea levels and clearing for commercial shrimp and salt farms, Thailand. These factors have contributed greatly to the destruction of large tracts of coastal mangroves in the country.

05 Mar 2008
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action.

The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems. » Read more

WWF estimates that the Philippines could save US$2.9 billion in avoided fossil-fuel imports over the next ten years if the country’s vast renewable energy resources are tapped.

29 May 2007
Get smart: G8 should promote energy efficiency
A new WWF report shows what each of the G8 plus 5 countries can do to save energy and the climate while promoting their energy security with sustainable economic growth. » Read more

The Mesoamerican Reef – a priority ecoregion for WWF’s work worldwide – covers a large territory from the Bay Islands in the north of Honduras to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, including the Guatemalan and Belizean coasts. However, natural resources in some of the area’s crucial protected areas are often poorly managed.

04 Jul 2006
WWF and TNC assess climate change impacts on the Mesoamerican Reef
WWF and The Nature Conservancy are undertaking a major regional assessment of Central America’s Mesoamerican Reef to determine the impacts of climate change on coral reefs. » Read more

Sustainable traps are helping in the fight against the overfishing of spiny lobsters in the Mesoamerican reef.

01 Jun 2006
Sustainable traps boost lobster conservation in Central America
In a joint effort between WWF and a university in Nicaragua, fishermen have tested and approved sustainable lobster traps in efforts to conserve the species. » Read more

The Papalotzin ultralight plane in flight.

03 Nov 2005
Monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico for winter hibernation
After flying for 72 days, an ultralight plane following Monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico has successfully ended its journey. Find out more about butterfly migration to Mexico. » Read more

Monarch butterflies migrate each year from Canada to Mexico.

30 Aug 2005
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Papalotzin: Journey of the Monarch butterfly
WWF is part of a project that is following the migratory route of Monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico. Find out more about the Papalotzin butterlfly project » Read more

20 Apr 2005
Marine turtles: Facing danger at every turn
The causes of decline and the present and future threats to marine turtles are diverse. Habitat destruction and alteration, overexploitation for meat, hides, eggs and shells, and incidental capture in fisheries pose the greatest therats to marine turtle populations. » Read more

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