WWF Greater Mekong Programme

24 Jun 2008
New conservation initiative for the Mekong Delta by WWF

More than 40 environmental specialists and researchers from NGOs, research institutes, Departments of Science and Technology of Mekong delta provinces, universities and national parks gathered in Can Tho city on 5 June 2008 to discuss the establishment of the Mekong Delta Conservation Forum.

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24 Jun 2008
Fighting Wildlife Smuggling and Illegal Logging in Vietnam

All of South East Asia, including Vietnam, is facing an increase in illegal wildlife trade and overexploitation of timber resources from illegal logging. However, government authorities are strengthening efforts to stop these crimes and protect Vietnam and neighboring countries’ biodiversity.

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23 Jun 2008
WWF partners Coca-Cola for Freshwater ecosystem
The Plain of Reeds Wetland Restoration Project was launched on 18 April under the global partnership for freshwater conservation, a collaboration between the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and WWF. The Project seeks to improve the ecological conditions of the Plain of Reeds wetlands, located in the Mekong River basin, through habitat restoration, collaborative management and livelihoods interventions.
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23 Jun 2008
WWF and MOET to Improve Biodiversity Education in Vietnamese Schools
With funding from WWF Switzerland, WWF’s Vietnam programme is collaborating with the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to implement the project “Biodiversity education in lower secondary schools of Vietnam” in order to provide in-service and pre-service teachers with a suitable methodology for teaching lower secondary students the exciting subject of biodiversity conservation.
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09 Jun 2008
Message from the Representative about Climate Change
WWF, like many other organizations and governments, are actively seeking the best, most immediate and appropriate responses to the threat of climate change impacts, whether it is local or global or mitigation or adaptation. In this newsletter, you can read more about just some of the ways that WWF is already working on this issue globally and locally. In the Greater Mekong Programme we will soon have a dedicated climate change staff to focus on adaptation in the region. 
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