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Environmental conservation work in French Guiana


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Maflops, a forest management company operating close to Highway BR-163, practices sustainable forestry. If carried out the right way, sustainable forestry activities can generate income, provide long-term timber supplies and ensure that forests continue to be ecologically functional.

04 Jul 2008
Vague land ownership a factor in Amazon deforestation
A "fragile" land tenure system and "a scarce presence" by the State were identified as key factors in rising Amazon deforestation last week. » Read more

 
Two little leatherback turtles are heading to the sea. Rising sea levels will threaten their beach habitat

10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more

 
 Tropical forest canopy, Amazonian rainforest, Guyana.

30 Apr 2007
WWF Statement on Barama Company Ltd's FSC Certification
WWF presents its main findings after a visit of the Barama Company Ltd (BCL) forest concession in Guyana to observe the company’s on-the-ground response to the suspension of its FSC certificate.
» Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Aug 2007 - Started: Apr 1998

Conservation of Guianas Forests

The Guianas Forests and Environmental Conservation Project (GFECP) focuses on the conservation of the Guayanan Forest Ecoregion. Its primary targets a... » Read more
 
Modified: Jun 2007 - Started: Jul 2004

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

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

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WWF Guianas Project Office,
Paramaribo

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