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Global Marine Programme: On-the-ground projects

WWF's Global Marine Programme runs hundreds of projects around the world, which combine scientific analysis, practical field implementation, and high-level policy work.

We are at the forefront of marine conservation - finding and implementing solutions to the problems facing the world's oceans and coasts, and the millions of people who depend on their resources.

Featured project profiles

Climate Change Adaptation in Diana Region

The Diana region is an important marine and coastal priority area in the Western Indian Ocean. This project offers an opportunity to develop, refine a...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Oct 2009

Enhancing Livelihood Sustainabiity through Community Capacity for Coastal Fisheries Management

The project aims to enhance livelihood sustainability through participatory planning and management of coastal fisheries resource use and conservation...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jul 2007

Conservation and Development of the Kiunga Marine Reserve Area

The purpose of WWF in Kiunga Marine National Reserve (KMNR) is to make a significant contribution to collaborative efforts for the sustainable conserv...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jul 1995

Pacific or pink salmon (Humpback) (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), spawning, migration upstream. British Colombia. Canada.

Choosing sustainable seafood in Canada

Once considered inexhaustible, the world’s oceans are in a state of global collapse. More than 70% of the world’s commercial marine fish stocks are ei...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Aug 2006

Species at Risk Fund (SARF)

This project's aim is to redesign the existing grant project, the Endangered Species Recovery Fund (ESRF), to better meet strategic goals. This pro...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jul 2007

Endangered Species Recovery Fund (ESRF)

The project's goal is to assist in the recovery of extirpated, endangered and threatened species in Canada and prevent other species from becoming so ...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Apr 1990

King angel fish (Holocanthus passer) in coral reef, Gulf of California. Mexico.

Marine protection for the Gulf of California

The small subtropical sea between the mainland of Mexico and the Baja Peninsula is the Gulf of California - a large inlet once fed by several rivers, ...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Apr 1993

Early morning, pirogues (wooden boats of local fishermen) waiting to go to sea. Senegal.

Dolphin conservation in West Africa

The waters off West Africa are home to several dolphin species, including the endemic Atlantic humpback dolphin and a largely isolated population of l...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Nov 2005

West African Programme for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

The Sahelian upwelling marine ecoregion, part of the larger Canary Current ecoregion, covers a coastline of more than 2,150km ranging from rocky cliff...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jul 2006

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