Environmental conservation work in Cambodia
Office
WWF Cambodia Country Programme
House #54, Street 352,
Boeung Keng Kang I,
PO Box 2467, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
T:+855 23 218 034
F:+855 23 211 909
House #54, Street 352,
Boeung Keng Kang I,
PO Box 2467, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
T:+855 23 218 034
F:+855 23 211 909
Our work currently focuses on 2 priority ecoregions...
- Dry Forests; and
- Mekong River
Latest news from Cambodia
04 Apr 2008
Preliminary population abundance estimate for the Mekong dolphin in 2007
Our research found that as at the end of May 2007 the preliminary population abundance estimate for the Mekong dolphin was between 66 and 86 dolphins, with a best estimate of 71 dolphins. Further population surveys and careful monitoring of mortalities will be conducted to increase our confidence in the number of dolphins remaining in the Mekong in Cambodia and southern Laos.
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What do the initials WWF stand for?
Back in 1961 when it was founded, WWF stood for the "World Wildlife Fund". However, as the organization grew over the 70s and into the 80s, WWF began to expand its work to conserve the environment as a whole (reflecting the interdependence of all living things), rather than focusing on selected species in isolation. So although we continued to use our well-known initials, our legal name became "World Wide Fund For Nature" (except in North America where the old name was retained).More and more, however, to avoid confusion and mixed messages across borders and languages, WWF is simply known as "WWF, the global conservation organization."
