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04 Sep 2008
September 4th: National Protected Areas Day in Bolivia
It has been 10 years since the institutionalization in terms of the functioning of the Sernap (National Service for Protected Areas) in 1998, a decentralized unit of the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development and Environment responsible for coordinating the functioning of the National Protected Areas System and guaranteeing its integral management. In 2005, the Bolivian Government, through Supreme Decree Nr. 28315, officially declared September 4th as National Protected Areas Day. » Read more
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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New or updated projects
Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 1993Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion
Defining success for the Chihuahuan Desert starts with the conservation in perpetuity of its most distinctive biological features: globally rare colle... » Read moreConservation of the Gulf of California
Located in Northwest Mexico, the Gulf of California separates the Baja California Peninsula, the world's most extensive and insulated peninsula, and t... » Read moreConservation and Sustainable Management of the Freshwater Biodiversity in the Amazon - Orinoco
Stretching across the borders of Colombia and Venezuela, from the Andes to the Atlantic, the Orinoco river and its surrounding watershed represents on... » Read moreContact us
Monica Echeverria
(Senior Communications Manager)
WWF United States,
Washington DC
T: +1 202 7789626
(Senior Communications Manager)
WWF United States,
Washington DC
T: +1 202 7789626
Julio Mario Fernandez
(Communications Director)
WWF Colombia - Sede Principal
T: +57 2 558 2577 ext 117
(Communications Director)
WWF Colombia - Sede Principal
T: +57 2 558 2577 ext 117
Mariana Ramos
(Assessora de Comunicação para Mudanças Climáticas e Energia)
WWF Brazil,
Brasilia
T: +55 61 33647404
(Assessora de Comunicação para Mudanças Climáticas e Energia)
WWF Brazil,
Brasilia
T: +55 61 33647404
Viviane Von Oven
(Communications Coordinator)
WWF Bolivia Programme Office,
Santa Cruz
T: +591 3 3430609
(Communications Coordinator)
WWF Bolivia Programme Office,
Santa Cruz
T: +591 3 3430609
