Environmental conservation work in Tunisia

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

Bluefin tuna catches are declining in the Mediterranean at a rapid rate.

22 Jan 2007
Tuna stocks sink – manage it right or lose it, warns WWF
Tuna across the world are fast disappearing, with important stocks at high risk of commercial extinction due to weak management, warns a WWF briefing ahead of the first meeting of government members of the world’s five tuna management organizations. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Sep 2007 - Started: Jul 2004

Mediterranean Cork Oak Forest Programme

The long-term goal of the Mediterranean cork oak forest programme is the restoration and maintenance of the cork oak landscapes to promote sustainable... » Read more

Modified: May 2007 - Started: Oct 1999

Across the Waters

Across the Waters (ATW) Phase V will maintain a pan-Mediterranean scope, although the geographic frameworks of action will vary according to the diffe... » Read more

Modified: Feb 2007 - Started: Jan 2007

DESTINATIONS - Development of Strategies for Sustainable Tourism in Mediterranean Nations

The project focuses on Mediterranean areas within Coastal Area Management Programmes (CAMPs) carried out by the Priority Actions Programme of the Regi... » Read more

Contact

WWF MEDPO,
Tunisia Project Office,
Ariana
Bureau 4 Avenue Ahmed Khabthani 2080 Ariana
Tunisia

T: +216 71 707 238
F: +216 71 701 750