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WWF team consults with local village chiefs on a sustainable forests project.
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Rare Irrawaddy dolphins found in Indonesian waters
Irrawaddy dolphins have been discovered for the first time in West Kalimantan, a part of Indonesian Borneo that best known for its dense tropical ...
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Monks rally for Mekong dolphins
In Cambodia, monks are an effective voice for environmental awareness and protection of species
Conservation across borders
WWF is implementing a comprehensive, large-scale conservation programme that spans 600,000 km2 of the world's most biologically diverse, economically valuable and seriously threatened forests and rivers of the Greater Mekong region.
In the Greater Mekong we have:
Our work is focused within four priority ecoregions:
These ecoregions are transboundary in design, the Mekong River, for example, is a resource shared by all the countries within the Greater Mekong.
Across the region, WWF works with communities, governments and industry to:
- More than 3 decades of local experience
- Presence in 4 countries and Yunnan Province in China
- 350 staff
- Invited by 5 out of the 6 Greater Mekong region governments to work in the region
Our work is focused within four priority ecoregions:
These ecoregions are transboundary in design, the Mekong River, for example, is a resource shared by all the countries within the Greater Mekong.
Across the region, WWF works with communities, governments and industry to:
- Promote sustainable hydropower in the lower Mekong River basin
- Support protected area managers and communities to help maintain and protect forest and freshwater habitats
- Develop responses to threats posed by climate change
- Ensure conservation of viable populations of flagship species
- Capacity-building to create the next generation of environmental leaders
For the people of Greater Mekong region to conserve the region’s natural heritage and move on a more sustainable development path.
Map of the region and its ecoregions
