Environmental conservation work in Morocco


Latest news and publications


 
The  Mediterranean's tuna fleet needs to shed a third of its vessels to fish within the law, and even more to save bluefin stocks according to scientific advice - but 25 new boats are currently under construction

12 Mar 2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse. » Read more

 
Two little leatherback turtles are heading to the sea. Rising sea levels will threaten their beach habitat

10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more

 
Morocco harbours the bulk of the Mediterranean's driftnet fleet, and despite a ban, driftnets are still being used by Algerian, French, Italian, and Turkish fleets. Fishing port, Morocco.

23 Jul 2007
Morocco cracks down on illegal fishing
WWF congratulates Morocco on the passing of a new law that will penalize fishermen who continue to use destructive driftnets in its waters. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Less Water More Rice

The ‘Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment’ project, partly based on the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),... » Read more
 
Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Field and Policy Initiatives for Freshwater Conservation in North Africa and Western Balkans

The project contributes to the delivery of the freshwater component of the WWF Global Conservation Programme, specifically, through addressing the pri... » Read more
 
Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: May 2007

Global Environmental Facilities Protected Areas

The Global Environmental Facilities Protected Areas (GEF PA) project has 3 building blocks. The first line of work is focusing on building up the capa... » Read more

Contact

WWF MEDPO,
Morocco

WWF MEDPO,
Morocco Ecole Nationale Forestière d'Ingénieur BP 511 Tabriquet Salé
Morocco

T: +212 37 86 53 44
F: +212 37 86 53 47

design & technology by getunik.com