WWF has been supporting projects in Bolivia since 1970. In 1993 it established an office in Santa Cruz de la Sierra which supports and directs its conservation work in the Pantanal and Amazon Basin. WWF Bolivia has two field offices: in Trinidad (Amazon) and Puerto Quijarro (Pantanal). Currently WWF's program office in Bolivia carries out 3 programs: Pantanal, Southwest Amazon and Forests.
Founded: 1993
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WWF Bolivia Programme Office,
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Av. Beni Calle Los Pitones No. 2070 Santa Cruz Bolivia +591 3 31150 41 +591 3 31150 42
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- Corredor binacional Iténez-Mamoré
- Infraestructura sostenible
- Bosques de Pando - Programa Forestal
- Comercio Forestal Responsable
- Manejo Forestal Comunitario
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- Un Arbol Bolivia - Programa Pantanal
- Un hogar para cuidar
- Logros - Sala de Redacción
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WWFolio Bolivia Nr. 20 –quarterly digital newsletter
This is the third entirely digital edition of our quarterly newsletter WWFolio Bolivia, aiming at reducing our ecological footprint as an office, saving on paper, ink and mailing expenses. We invite you to read about our ongoing projects, share this bulletin with your contacts or subscribe to this mailing list contacting wwfolio@wwfbolivia.org.
The globe to switch off for Earth Hour 2010
- 579 cities, towns and municipalities already signed up to switch off
- 77 countries across every continent thus far committed to ‘lights out’ initiative
- www.earthhour.org creates a platform for citizens of the world to lead a climate resolution
- Earth Hour 2010 video captures the power of the greatest act of human participation in history
GFTN Participants Supply Information (Bolivia & Peru)
This supply information (exporter profile) has been created to promote hardwood species from GFTN participants in the Latin American region, particulary Peru and Bolivia. Find out also about various types of certified timber and lesser known species available in the region.
Earth Hour has led to the public recognition of climate change in Bolivia
On February 4th national weekly magazine Reporte Energía recognizes WWF Bolivia as Figure of the Year in the environmental category for “working towards the public recognition of climate change in Bolivia through the campaign Earth Hour…”. The Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN) and water supplying cooperative Saguapac also received an honorable mention in this same category.
WWF welcomes new financing proposal, but long-term finance still needed
As talks heat up in Copenhagen, several countries put forward additional fast-start financing proposals to help broker a deal, but the important missing component remains long-term finance. Today, Japanese Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa announced USD15 billion for fast start funding by 2012, under the Hatoyama Initiative.
Small emissions reductions and large loopholes add up to world on way to disaster
Pledges for emissions reductions now on the table from developed nations at the Copenhagen climate change conference could be lost in loopholes being built into an agreement, WWF warned today.
Adaptation support key to a climate deal at Copenhagen
The world's wealthy nations have a long way to go on the key negotiating element of climate change adaptation at Copenhagen, WWF warned today "Climate change adaptation mechanisms and measures and especially finance must be a key part of any successful deal reached at Copenhagen, but it is an issue starved of attention, commitments and funds," said Kim Carstensen, leader of WWF global climate initiative.
“Don’t get distracted,” WWF urges ministers
Ministers arriving for the high level segment of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen are being urged to not get distracted from a goal of preserving the world from climate catastrophe.
Negotiators deliver the framework, now ministers need to come up with the numbers
Negotiators at the UN climate summit have delivered a framework that can be developed to ensure a fair, ambitious and binding Copenhagen climate deal, WWF said yesterday.
Growing China industry helps clean energy boom
Clean energy technology is on track to become the third largest industrial sector globally with a rapidly increasing share taken up by China, predicted a WWF report released at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen today.
WWF Conservation Projects in Bolivia
Strengthening Community-Based Forest Enterprises in Ecoregions of Latin America, Asia and Africa
The support and involvement of local communities can reap real and long term benefits for WWF’s conservation work. This project addresses the devel...
Dams and Hydroelectric Power in the Amazon
The documentary video proposal is fully consistent with overall WWF activities planned for the region as supported by WWF Italy and Blue Moon funds. B...
Protecting river dolphins in South America
River dolphins are among the most endangered mammals. In South America, their habitats are often polluted or blocked by dams and they easily get caugh...
