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The WWF is run at a local level by the following offices...

WWF has worked in Portugal since 1995. Its main objectives are to protect and restore biodiversity as well as reduce impacts to ensure sustainable development in the region.

The creation of the Guadiana natural park, the protection of cork forests and promotion of FSC have been some of the highlights of WWF's work in Portugal, with the work now being expanded to climate change and freshwater.

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WWF in Portugal

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Angela Morgado

CEO

Associacao Natureza Portugal (ANP)

+351 91 8428829

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Mailing address

Apartado 206
7501-909
V. N. Santo André Portugal
Conservation projects in Portugal

Modified: Apr 2009 - Started: Jul 2000

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...

Cork oak harvesting in Coruche. Ribatejo region, Portugal.

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Jul 2004

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...

Across the Waters training on Climate Change, Spain.

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Oct 1999

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, ...

Mediterranean Freshwater Development Programme
WWF projects in Portugal are implemented by the WWF Mediterranean Programme Office
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30 May 2018
Falta de Debate Público compromete novas regras para o controlo de pesca na UE

Lisboa, 30 de maio de 2018 - A Comissão Europeia propôs hoje novas regras de monitorização e ...

CSOs attending the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have called for the ban of transshipment of tuna on the high seas.
30 May 2018
Falta de Debate Público compromete novas regras para o controlo de pesca na UE

Lisboa, 30 de maio de 2018 - A Comissão Europeia propôs hoje novas regras de monitorização e ...

Fishing boats on Poland's coast
24 Jul 2015
Record-breaking number of European citizens call to protect nature

Almost half a million people are calling on the European Commission to save Europe’s nature laws – ...

08 Nov 2012
Mediterranean call for urgent integrated action against wildfires

Lack of forest management, human negligence, climate change and now the economic crisis threaten ...

27 Nov 2010
Bleak future for bluefin as tuna commission only marginally trims catches

"Wilfully blind" members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ...

25 Nov 2010
Payback time for fleets stealing tuna from oceans

Countries which exceed fishing quotas on the rare East Atlantic tuna species should pay for their ...

04 Jun 2010
Is Europe swimming away from commitments on bluefin tuna?

Where was Europe when Canada, Japan, Korea and the United States this week reconfirmed  ...

28 Apr 2010
WWF and Industry Leaders join forces to save European fisheries

Global environment organisation WWF and the leading associations for European seafood processors ...

21 Oct 2009
Fishing for funds to be placed off limits for rule breakers

European governments and enterprises continuing to flout fisheries regulations are to be denied ...

25 May 2009
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 ...

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