Deforestation and Forest Degradation Projects

• Protected Areas: Key to Achieving Peace in Colombia

  Last updated: 12/4/2018

  A recently signed peace agreement between the government of Colombia and the left-wing guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) opens the door to restoring the health of the country’s natural resources as well as preventing further damage or loss to them. 

  

• Transforming Peru's forest sector

  Last updated: 5/12/2016
  

  Illegal logging is more prevalent in Peru than in most countries around the world. The majority of the timber from Peru is harvested illegally. But the Peruvian government—with help from WWF and others—is turning this situation around. Together, they are transforming and modernizing Peru’s forest sector.

  

• Transforming the global rubber market

  Forests in Asia, home to elephants, tigers and other endangered species—are often cleared to make room for growing rubber trees. They are among the most threatened forests in the world. That’s why WWF has set an ambitious goal of transforming the global rubber market.

  

• Saving Forests with Big Data and Forensics

  WWF looks to big data and forensics to tackle the illegal wood trade and prevent the degradation of forests.

  

• Protected areas: a pathway to sustainable growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing unprecedented development opportunities as it emerges from decades of conflict. That means the forests and rivers of the DRC—the second largest country in Africa and one of the fastest growing countries in the world—are now on the frontlines.