Environmental conservation work in Central America

Latest News & Publications

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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08 Aug 2008
Turtle Conservation Project in Junquillal - WWF Technical Progress Report
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New or updated projects

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2004

Fishermen-Based Marine Turtle Bycatch Reduction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

In 2004 WWF started a joint venture project with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to save marine turtles from long-line fisheries b... » Read more

Modified: Jul 2008 - Started: Jul 1998

Conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef

The Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) project aims to improve protected areas management and influence regional development in support of conservation of the MA... » Read more

Modified: Sep 2007 - Started: Jan 2005

Community-Based Conservation of Marine Turtles and Other Natural Resources on Chiriquí Beach

The natural resources of the Chiriquí Beach region are important assets for the development of 2 Ngöbe communities, which decided in recent years to p... » Read more

Contact

Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose

T: +506 2234 8434

Offices

WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica

T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927

WWF Nicaragua Field Office,
Raan
Costado Norte del Estadio Municipal de Puerto Cabezas Barrio Libertad Puerto Cabezas Raan NICARAGUA
Nicaragua

T: +505 2 822564