Environmental conservation work in France


Latest news and publications


 
Spiny dogfish.

05 Dec 2008
Battered sharks get critical listing
Four of the most commercially valuable sharks - one a staple of fish and chips - have just been listed as being of conservation concern by the International Convention on Migratory Species.  WWF has actively lobbied for this recognition » Read more

 
ICCAT, 2008: a decade long tradition of ignoring its scientists on catches and seasons continues, risking collapse of the world's last surviving large bluefin fishery.

24 Nov 2008
Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.
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Tuna for sale at the Tokyo Fish Market, Japan

20 Nov 2008
Thousands join bluefin tuna boycott
Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed.
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New or updated projects

Modified: Jan 2008 - Started: Aug 2003

Management of an Ecotouristic Site in Camargue

The "PROMESSE - Promotion of Environmental Management on a Sensitive Ecotouristic Site in Camargue" project is co-ordinated by WWF France in partnersh... » Read more
 
Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: Jul 2007

Increasing the High Leverage Effect of WWF France for Conservation in 2 Priority Ecoregions

Both on governmental policies and private sector, the French interests focus on a couple of priority ecoregions like the Congo Basin and West Africa M... » Read more
 
Modified: Oct 2006 - Started: Dec 2000

Dry Forest in New Caledonia: Management, Protection and Restoration

New Caledonia is considered one of the most important regions of the world in terms of biodiversity and endemism. Among the array of habitats existing... » Read more

Contact

Jacques Olivier Barthes
(Director, Communication & Public Relation)
WWF France,
Paris Main

T: +33 1 55258446
 
Bernard Cressens
(Conservation Director)
WWF France,
Paris Main

T: +33 1 55 25 84 84

Website

Offices

WWF France,
Marseille

9 rue des Fabres 13001 Marseille
France
 
WWF France,
Nevers

Programme Loire 25 bd de la République 58000 Nevers
France

T: +33 3 86 61 25 54
F: +33 3 86 59 36 45
 
WWF France,
Paris Main

1,
Carrefour de Longchamp 75116 Paris
France

T: +33 1 55 25 84 84
F: +33 1 55 25 84 74

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