WWF has been active in Indonesia for many years, but a formal WWF National presence was established in 1998. WWF now has 3 main offices in Indonesia located in Sundaland, Wallacea and Sahul. It runs conservation projects in approximately 23 sites in 16 provinces.
Founded: 19 June 1998
WWF Indonesia office
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WWF Indonesia,
Jakarta Main
Kantor Taman A9,
Unit A-1
JL. Mega Kuningan Lot. 8.9/A9
Kawasan Mega Kuningan
Jakarta 12950 Indonesia
+62 21 576 1070 +62 21 576 1080
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G20 finance ministers fail to reach green on climate financing
Finance ministers of the world’s dominant economies failed to reach agreement on the financing required for a global agreement to stave off catastrophic climate change, WWF said today as the G20 finance ministers meeting here broke up with no resolution to issues dividing developed and emerging economies.
Genetic tuna tracking opens new options in race to save fish and fisheries
A new method that uses gene sequencing to accurately distinguish between tuna species has the potential to support fisheries management and possible trade restrictions for endangered tuna species. The revelation closely follows news that an international wildlife trade convention is to consider a proposal to ban international trade in the Mediterranean tuna next March.
Forests fundamental to effective climate deal
The world’s ability to control climate change could be crippled if global leaders do not support clear and effective targets to arrest deforestation at climate talks in Copenhagen in December, WWF said at the conclusion of a key global foresty summit.
Coral Triangle summit to focus on business opportunities, environment protection
Business and policy leaders will get together in Manila next year to debate how to protect the Coral Triangle, the world’s most diverse marine environment.
Investors ready for forest carbon market if Copenhagen and countries supply certainty
A survey of investors with approximately US$7 trillion of assets under management has shown significant support for an expanded carbon market mechanism which would address the estimated 20 percent of global carbon emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation.
Pulp giant APP set to assault Sumatra orangutan sanctuary
A massive logging operation planned by Asian Pulp & Paper and the Sinar Mas Group (APP/SMG) and associated companies is to include large portions of the only areas that Sumatran orangutans have ever successfully been re-introduced into the wild, conservation groups active in Jambi province have learned.
WWF to grade palm oil buyers
Only one percent of the sustainable palm oil available on the market has been bought, according to new figures released by the WWF today.
Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orang-utan population
Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orang-utans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows.
Despite considerable investment in wildlife conservation, numbers of the critically endangered orang-utans captured mainly for the pet trade exceeded the levels of the 1970s. A lack of adequate law enforcement is to blame, TRAFFIC says.
Indonesian palm oil industry takes step towards sustainability
A major Indonesian plantation company has become the country’s first certified maker of sustainable palm oil as WWF simultaneously collaborated with the Indonesian Department of Agriculture and others to hold a first-time regional training workshop for small producers.
Civil society wants sustainable growth package from G-20
WWF International Director General James Leape and others have signed an open letter addressed to G-20 heads of state on behalf of an "international global coalition for a green economy” asking the group to pick an economic stimulus package that supports sustainable growth.