Environmental conservation work in Panama


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The seven river, five nation Latin American river dolphin survey will help river dolphin conservation efforts on five continents

10 Mar 2008
13 river, 5 nation river dolphin census to help conservation on two continents
Santiago de Cali, Colombia: A milestone in the protection of the world's engangered river dolphins has been achieved with the successful completion of an ambitious 13 river, five nation census survey of South America's river dolphins. » Read more

 
As part of the sustainable harvesting plan only four to five trees per hectare are cut in a given area so that the forest ecosystem remains intact.

23 Mar 2007
Responsible forestry in Panama
A milestone in the history of forest conservation has been marked in the dense tropical rainforests of Panama’s eastern Darien region. » Read more

 
Panama is one of the few remaining countries without natural forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Amistad National Park, Panama.

16 Nov 2005
Supporting responsible forest management in Panama
Indigenous people in Panama are taking steps toward making use of the forests without harming the environment, learning to combat indiscriminate tree felling and applying a model that allows them to extract timber while conserving the forests.
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New or updated projects

Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: Jul 2004

Fishermen-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 more
 
Modified: Sep 2007 - Started: Jan 2005

Community-Based Conservation of Marine Turtles and Other Natural Resources on Chiriquí Beach

The natural resources of the Chiriquí Beach region are important assets for the development of 2 Ngöbe communities, which decided in recent years to p... » Read more
 
Modified: Jun 2007 - Started: Jul 2004

Movements 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 more

Contact

Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose

T: +506 2 234 8434

Website

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

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