Environmental conservation work in Spain


Deep Coral Project


Latest news and publications


 
Massive CO2 emissions: The power sector is the biggest climate polluter. Tough caps on CO2 under a strong ETS can trigger a switch from dirty coal power to clean and efficient alternatives.

07 Apr 2008
EU carbon market sets up another round of windfall profits for dirtiest power generators
Polluting electricity generators in Europe are set to reap another round of extraordinary windfall profits from the carbon trading scheme meant to curb their carbon emissions, a new report revealed today.
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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

 
Severely degraded mangroves due to rising sea levels and clearing for commercial shrimp and salt farms, Thailand. These factors have contributed greatly to the destruction of large tracts of coastal mangroves in the country.

05 Mar 2008
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action. 

The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jul 2005

Influencing the Common Agricultural Policy in Spain

WWF’s mission in the European Union (EU) is to address the root causes of biodiversity loss. Over the past 20 to 30 years EU Member States have witnes... » Read more
 
Modified: Dec 2006 - Started: Jul 1999

European Model Project: Coto Doñana

Coto Doñana: 40 years of conservation Doñana is considered one of the most valuable wetlands in Europe. Conservation activities started with the pr... » Read more
 
Modified: Oct 2006 - Started: Jan 2005

Water Infrastructure

The main aim of this project is to assess and induce changes in Spanish water policy from dam and transfer construction towards Integrated River Basin... » Read more

Contact

Enrique Segovia
(Conservation Director)
WWF Spain,
Madrid

T: +34 91 3540578
 
Miguel Ángel Valladares
(Director of Communications)
WWF Spain,
Madrid

T: +34 91 3540578

Website

Offices

WWF MEDPO,
Barcelona Project Office
WWF Mediterranean Programme EE & CB Unit c./ Canuda 37; pl. 3 08002 Barcelona
Spain

T: +34 93 305 6252
F: +34 93 278 8030
 
WWF Spain,
Canary Islands
Urb. Puerto Calero,
27-28 35570 Yaiza-Lanzarote
Spain

T: +34 928 51 45 32
F: +34 928 51 35 90
 
WWF Spain,
Hinojos
WWF Spain Doñana Office Parque de los Centenales Ctra. Hinojos-Almonte,
km.1 s/n 21.740 Hinojos (Huelva)
Spain

T: +34 959 459 007
F: +34 959 459 007
 
WWF Spain,
Madrid
WWF/ADENA Gran Vía de San Francisco,
8 28005 Madrid
Spain

T: +34 91 354 05 78
F: +34 91 365 63 36

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