WWF began its work in Colombia in 1964. In 1993 a Programme Office was formed which today focuses on the Northern Andes and the Chocó Biogeographic. Recently, WWF Colombia also started work in the Orinoco basin.
Founded: 1993
WWF Colombia office
Contact
Julio Mario Fernandez
Communications Director WWF Colombia - Sede Principal +57 2 558 2577 ext 117
Office
WWF Colombia - Sede Principal
Carrera 35 No.4A-25,
Cali Colombia
+57 2 558 2577 +57 2 558 2588
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WWF Conservation Projects in Colombia
Forest Conversion Programme
The Forest Conversion Initiative (FCI) was conceived in 2001 with the goal of reducing conversion of high conservation value forests (HCVFs) and other...
Forest for Life
Forest ecosystems are home to the highest levels of biodiversity in Colombia. They are essential to sustainable development for the essential goods an...
Turtles and Whales
Colombia’s waters provide a home for key marine flagship species, including several species of marine turtles and humpback whales. However, there are ...
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Counting dolphins, critical to preserve health of South American rivers
A slow-moving canoe full of marine biologists gingerly steers through a narrow Amazon tributary. On both sides, treetops surface above a flooded forest.
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.
Cordillera Real Oriental, a living landscape
Members of the School for the Conservation of the Andean- Amazon piedmont have summoned government institutions and representatives of Columbian civil society for a “Regional meeting to discuss the biodiversity of the piedmont: let’s agree together," which took place on the third of December in the Centro Experimental Amazónico de Mocoa.
Colombia protects one more million hectares in the Amazon
For the first time, traditional authorities of Makuna, Tanimuka, Letuama, Kawiyarí, Barasana, Yujup Macu and Yauna indigenous people, requested the declaration of a national protected area in their territory due to mining threat in the Amazon floodplain: Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park.
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.
Colombia, home to more than 500 migratory species, launches conservation plan to keep their routes and habitats.
Bogotá, Colombia. (October 13, 2009). Bocachico, primary source of income for communities along the Magdalena, Sinú and Atrato basin, is now listed on the National Red Book as an endangered species due to over-exploitation. A drop of 90% in the catch of this migratory species in the last 25 years has put one the most important food resources of the country in serious danger.
Colombia commits to stop illegal timber trade
The Colombian Government signed a Pact For Legal timber in Colombia.
Colombia Steps up Commitment to Sustainable Tuna Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific
Colombia sends a clear message of collaboration joining Spain, France, the United States and Japan and 11 other IATTC member countries to promote regional management measures for commercial tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Colombia once again avoids international agreement on tuna fisheries conservation
Bogota, June 29, 2009 - The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) brought Colombia to immediate terms to put up with conservation measures for one of the most important fishery resources in the world. WWF, Conservation International (CI), Malpelo Foundation and MarViva Foundation urge the Colombian government to prove its commitment on ecosystems’ conservation through its support of the latest resolution signed by the other members of the IATTC, aiming to adopt tuna species preservation measures applicable in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and formally make a statement before the IATTC as early as July 15.
Regional conservation opportunities in the Amazon Biome
For centuries, the Amazon has remained in the collective imagination of people as an exotic region and an inexhaustible stream of resources that must be conquered and exploited. Today, these six million square miles represent an invaluable well for humankind survival, just at a time when demand for natural resources exceeds earth’s capability to regenerate and deliver. Therefore, the importance of protecting the largest rainforest on the planet does not fall solely on the nine countries of the Amazon Biome, but it is a global matter.
