Success Stories

WWF: the dedication of Peter Bechtel to getting Quirimbas National Park (Mozambique) designated.
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The process to designate Quirimbas National Park started with a request to create it from the Mozambican locals. WWF's Peter Bechtel Bechtel made it his mission to help them establish a park that would benefit all - local residents, visitors, wildlife, and the land and sea they share. With much support but no financial backing, he worked without pay for months until WWF came forward with the funding necessary to get things done.

WWF: Results - Building Parks in Mozambique
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Work by WWF has contributed to the creation of Quirimbas National Park and or expansion Bazaruto National Park.WWF is also helping to establish the proposed Primeiras and Segundas National Park.

WWF: Coastal East Africa Marine Ecoregion: A Strategy for Success
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For marine conservation to reverse the global trends we are seeing today, we must shift our thinking to larger scales. Learn more about WWF's ecoregion conservation approach in the Coastal East Africa Marine Ecoregion, a biological treasure and critical resource at risk.

Fiji's Big Win - Weaving a Tapestry of Protection and Sustainability in the Coral Triangle
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The Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion (FIME) contains a diversity of marine habitats of global significance. In recognition of this and the growing threats to its health and resilience, in 2004, the Government of Fiji committed that at least 30% of Fiji’s inshore & offshore marine areas, (I qoliqoli's) will have come under a "comprehensive, ecologically, representative networks of MPAs, which are effectively managed and financed.

WWF: 2006 - a new MPA is designated in the Coral Triangle region
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In 2006, the District Government of Berau (island of Kalimantan, Indonesia) issued a decree declaring the establishment of a 1.2 million hectare marine protected area (MPA).

WWF: Assuring long-term conservation in the Gulf of California Marine Ecoregion, Mexico
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In the Gulf of California, WWF has worked with local and international partners to achieve conservation on and around two pristine islands--Espiritu Santo and San Pedro Martir

WWF: contribution to the creation of the Galápagos Special Law
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The Galápagos Special Law was a significant milestone in Galápagos conservation. It provided the framework for the long-term conservation of the islands, and in 1998 was used to create the Galápagos Marine Reserve.

Results in the Mesoamerican Reef marine ecoregion

Results in the Coral Triangle marine ecoregion

Results in the Bering Sea and Kamchatka marine ecoregion

Results in the Coastal East Africa marine ecoregion

WWF helps Belize Protect Marine Habitats

Harmful SCUBA Fishing Banned in Honduras' Cayos Cochinos: WWF's Work with Local Communities Helps Win Safeguards

California Protects its Ocean Wildernesses

Tortugas Ecological Reserve Receives Final Approvals

World's Largest Marine Reserve Created

State DNR and Nature Conservancy Sign First Aquatic Conservation Lease

Anacapa Island, California, USA: results from a no-take marine reserve

Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA: results from a no-take marine reserve