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

Modified: Mar 2013 - Started: Jul 2004

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

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

Modified: May 2011 - Started: Sep 2001

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...
The challenge is to conserve marine ecosystems and the sustainable economic potential of fisheries resources, securing the livelihoods of fishing communities. Argentina.

Modified: Jan 2010 - Started: Jul 2002

Argentina Marine Programme

The waters off of eastern Argentina are very cold because of strong currents from Antarctica, but remain calm and somewhat warmer in lagoons and gulfs...

Modified: Jan 2010 - Started: Jul 1998

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...
Aerial view of deforestation of temperate rainforest near Valdivia, Chile.

Modified: Dec 2009 - Started: Apr 1998

Protecting the Valdivian forests of Chile and Argentina

The Valdivian forests of Argentina and Chile are the only temperate rainforests in South America. They are home to the majestic alerce tree, which can...
Iguacu river flowing through rainforest, Iguacu National Park, Misiones. Argentina.

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Apr 1998

Restoring South America’s Atlantic forests

The Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest stretches across the borders of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The rainforests are among the most biologically-rich ...
This picture was taken with camera trap in the first area surveyed: the Urugua-i Provincial Park and the Urugua-i Wildlife Reserve at the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest of Misiones in Argentina.

Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Nov 2005

Jaguar Conservation in the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest

The project aims to monitor jaguars and collect science-based information to develop a Population and Habitat Viability Analysis (PHVA) in the Upper P...

Latin America and Caribbean Marine Initiatives