WWF in Portugal

Green Belt Programme: Addressing the Root Causes of Desertification

Forests throughout the Mediterranean region have been subject to severe degradation, leading to desertification and loss of habitat for key species. T...

Modified: Apr 2009 - Started: Jul 2000

Preserving Mediterranean’s cork

Mediterranean cork oak forests host a rich diversity of wildlife, including Iberian lynx, imperial eagle and Barbary Deer. They are also a vital sourc...

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Jul 2004

Conservation across the Mediterranean

Although the Mediterranean Sea covers only 1% of the world’s marine areas, it contains some 6% of its marine species, including endangered monk seal, ...

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Oct 1999

Mediterranean Freshwater Development Programme

Fishing for funds to be placed off limits for rule breakers

European governments and enterprises continuing to flout fisheries regulations are to be denied access to EU public funds, according to measures agreed by the EU Fisheries Council this week.  WWF has welcomed the initiative, which at one stage seemed likely to be derailed by last minute objections from a group of nations fishing the Mediterranean.

Posted on 21 October 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

WWF /GFTN Iberia: First Business Trip in Portugal Showed Importance of Cork Certification

Lisbon, Portugal – The GFTN-Iberia first Business Trip, dedicated to FSC cork and organized by WWF in Portugal, ended last week in Oporto after two days of visits: a first day devoted to the sector of cork production, where it was possible to see in loco the harvesting of FSC cork in Herdade dos Fidalgos (2204 ha FSC certified), Coruche region; and a second day devoted to the cork industry, with visits to the GFTN-Iberia members’ factories - Cork Supply (natural cork stoppers) and Amorim Revestimentos (cork flooring), both located in Saint Maria da Feira (Oporto).

Posted on 25 May 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

WWF gives Europe a roadmap to Copenhagen

With a series of critical European Union meetings on a new global climate deal about to begin, WWF has set out what Europe needs to do to grow in a green way while contributing to helping the world avoid passing the 2 degree threshold of warming that presents unacceptable risks of catastrophic climate change.

Posted on 27 February 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

Makeover on the cards for Portugal’s cork forests

The future of many cork oak forests, identified by WWF as an international conservation priority, has been freshened up by the launch of a new partnership in Portugal between WWF and one of the world’s leading health and beauty specialists.

Posted on 04 December 2008 | 4 comments | Read more

Tuna commission comes up with "a disgrace, not a decision"

The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend and leaving industrial fleets free to scoop up tuna at the height of its spawning period.

Posted on 24 November 2008 | 8 comments | Read more