Environmental conservation work in Costa Rica
Latest news and publications
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
20 Mar 2006
Protecting endangered species helps reduce poverty
Saving pandas, gorillas, sea turtles or tigers is not just about stopping an endangered species from going extinct, but also about reducing poverty and improving the lives of local communities, according to a new WWF report. » Read more
29 Nov 2005
Two-headed olive ridley turtle hatchling
Ostional, Costa Rica. 11/29/05. The night of November 20, a two-headed olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) crawled out of its egg and caught the attention of WWF, the global conservation organization. Deformations of this sort can be associated with contaminants, increased temperatures possibly resulting from climate change, or other causes. » Read more
New or updated projects
Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: Jul 2004Fishermen-Based Marine Turtle Bycatch Reduction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
In 2004 WWF started a joint venture project with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to save marine turtles from long-line fisheries b... » Read moreEndangered Marine Turtles in Junquillal: a Model for Community-Based Conservation
Junquillal is one of the most important nesting beaches in Costa Rica for leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and black turtles or Eastern Pacif... » Read moreMovements of Atlantic Leatherback Turtles - Trans-Oceanic Cooperation for Bycatch Reduction
WWF's gobal programme of work on bycatch, of which this project forms part, aims to mitigate bycatch in a coordinated and strategic manner. The progra... » Read moreContact
Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2 234 8434
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2 234 8434
Offices
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
De la POPS de Curridabat 300 metros sur y 100 metros oeste Curridabat San Jose COSTA RICA
Costa Rica
T: +506 2 253 4960
F: +506 2 253 4927
San Jose
De la POPS de Curridabat 300 metros sur y 100 metros oeste Curridabat San Jose COSTA RICA
Costa Rica
T: +506 2 253 4960
F: +506 2 253 4927
