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Projects

Coordination for Conservation of the Atlantic Forest Ecoregion

With the advent of ecoregion-based conservation in 1997 and the identification of the Atlantic Forest as one of the most important ecoregions in the w...

Modified: Jan 2010 - Started: Jul 1998

Cascade river in the tropical rainforest 's Nature Reserve of the Nouragues. French Guiana.

Conservation of Guianas Forests...

The Guianas Forests and Environmental Conservation Project (GFECP) focuses on the conservation of the Guayanan Forest Ecoregion. Its primary targets a...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Apr 1998

Channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus). This toucan is the largest one encountered in the tropical rainforests of French Guiana.

Conserving the natural resources of the Guianas

The Guianas – made up of French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname on the northeast coast of South America – have a rich diversity of coastal mangroves, glob...

Modified: Jul 2009 - Started: Jul 2007

Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA)

Saving the Amazon

Described by many as the “lungs of the world”, the Amazon rainforest is severely threatened. Uncontrolled logging and development continue to contribu...

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Jul 1998

Shelldon, a female leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) fitted with a satellite transmitter.

Movements of Atlantic Leatherback Turtles - Trans-Oceanic Cooperation for Bycatch Reduction

WWF's gobal programme of work on bycatch, of which this project forms part, aims to mitigate bycatch in a coordinated and strategic manner. The progra...

Modified: Jun 2007 - Started: Jul 2004