Environmental conservation work in Croatia


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The Danube delta, in Romania and the Ukraine, is home to the largest colony of pelicans outside Africa and is a peaceful haven for 300 other species of birds. And it is not just the birds: 75 species of freshwater fish, half of the European total, roam the waters, including the gian Beluga sturgeon, which can grow to the size of a small bus. 
It is a preciously peaceful place.

21 Aug 2008
Restore wetlands to address climate change now
Restoration of Danube wetlands is a cost effective way to address climate change, new WWF report says.   » Read more

 
Retezat National Park is Romania's flagship national park and one of Europe's greatest wilderness areas.

09 Aug 2008
WWF-DCP turns 10
This year, WWF’s Danube-Carpathian Programme marks its first decade of existence. The past ten years working in Europe’s “Wild East” have been intense, with much to win and much to lose.
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Slovakia

05 Jun 2008
Environment Day, June 5: Why does biodiversity matter?
On Environment Day, WWF International James Leape asks: Why does biodiversity matter? Why protect the environment and save endangered species when the world’s poor – at least three billion who live on less than three dollars a day – face unprecedented food shortages? Not to mention the estimated one billion with no access to clean drinking water. » Read more

 
Threatened polar bear mother and cubs in Hudson Bay.

16 May 2008
Biodiversity loss puts people at risk
Future generations face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if we carry on losing biodiversity. And as biodiversity plummets our use of resources soars - WWF now estimates that biodiversity on our planet has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jan 2008

Field and Policy Initiatives for Freshwater Conservation in North Africa and Western Balkans

The project contributes to the delivery of the freshwater component of the WWF Global Conservation Programme, specifically, through addressing the pri... » Read more
 
Modified: May 2007 - Started: Oct 1999

Across the Waters

Across the Waters (ATW) Phase V will maintain a pan-Mediterranean scope, although the geographic frameworks of action will vary according to the diffe... » Read more
 
Modified: May 2007 - Started: Feb 2005

Durmitor-Tara-Prokeletije Green Belt

WWF MedPO has identified the landscape of Durmitor/Tara/Prokletije as a high priority within its programme in the Dinaric Alps and Dalmatian Coast. ... » Read more

Contact

Andreas Beckmann
(Deputy Director)
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme Office (DCPO),
Vienna Main

T: +43 1 524547021

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