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To reduce the environmental footprint of paper production and paper consumption, WWF offers a one-stop paper toolbox to help guide paper producers as well as commercial and individual paper buyers.

What you can do to protect forests - whether you are a consumer, a retailer, a forest manager or even in government you can play your part in protecting forests.

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Forest Conservation

The approved motion will complement regional and national efforts to protect the Amazon against climate change.
Looking for information on what WWF does about deforestation for agriculture, illegal logging and timber trade? It's all here.
WWF's forest conservation programme is geared to make sure that our on-the-ground initiatives are successful around the world.

Around 80% of the work the programme carries out is invested in the following issues, initiatives and places:

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Forest Conservation Highlights 2008

Forest Conservation Summary 2008
2008 can be considered a year of "highs" for WWF and forest conservation. Over 60 governments signed on to WWF’s call for zero net deforestation by 2020 in May. This was followed by Paraguay and Indonesia fulfilling their support by announcing concrete actions in October. More forests received protectiong in the Amazon and Congo Basin, with the latter also achieving FSC certification for 1 million hectares of forests. The year also saw the first palm oil certified according to the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil criteria. Accolades were also given to Chile’s indigenous people and WWF Bolivia for forest conservation.

Read more about these and other highlights - download here

New guide for financial institutions: The Palm Oil Financing Handbook

Cover of Palm Oil Financing Handbook

Practical guidance on sustainable financing and investing in the palm oil sector

The Palm Oil Financing Handbook aims to help financial institutions create or strengthen their own responsible palm oil finance and investment policies. The handbook offers step-by-step advice on everything from defining the scope of such a policy, to developing appropriate screening criteria and helping client or investee companies comply with the policy. Read more

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