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Women subsistence farmers work in their fields Central Madagascar
photo: WWF-Canon / Martin Harvey |
Food, one of life's basic necessities, is produced around the globe using a wide variety of agricultural and aquacultural practices, each having a different impact on the environment. But while food production is an endeavor that provides numerous opportunities for conservation, improper methods and their effects can also threaten wildlife and environments around the world.
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Inland shrimp ponds in Alabama. Shrimp are grown in these man-made ponds in Alabama using semi-intensive production methods, which requires careful management of feeds and water quality.
photo: Aaron McNevin |
WWF focuses on reconciling the needs of people with other life on our planet. Although preserving natural areas is the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation, most biodiversity is found in the disturbed landscape, which represents only about 10 percent of land area. Demand for grain is increasing rapidly as the world's population grows. Additionally, rising incomes allow people to eat more animal protein--milk, eggs, fish and meat--the production of which requires large amounts of feed grain. With these growing global food needs, sustainable resource management becomes even more urgent.
Managing social and environmental costs and benefits is a perpetual challenge that the Center for Conservation Innovation (CCI) at WWF is addressing as it works to conserve biodiversity through innovative, people-based solutions.
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| Updates |
| Technical Working Groups to Develop Draft Standards for Pangasius Aquaculture April, 2008 |
| Impacts of Salmon Aquaculture Top Agenda at Dialogue Meeting in Barcelona February, 2008 |
| Impacts of Salmon Aquaculture Top Agenda at Dialogue Meeting in Chile Decemeber, 2007 |
| Wild Salmon Illegally Caught in Russia and Shipped to the U.S. November, 2007 |
| EPA Awards $210,000 Grant October, 2007 |
| Mollusc Industry Representatives Move Forward with Aquaculture Certification October, 2007 |
| Process for Certifying Pangasius Aquaculture Products is Underway October, 2007 |
| WWF teams up with national park in Vietnam to secure marine biodiversity October, 2007 |
| Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue Makes its Debut in Asia September, 2007 |
| Standards for Certifying Mollusc Aquaculture Products Moving Forward August, 2007 |
| WWF Kicks Off Process for Certifying Pangasius Aquaculture Products August, 2007 |
| Standards for Certifying Tilapia Aquaculture Products Moving Forward August, 2007 |
| Twenty-Six Year Veteran of Aquaculture Industry Joins WWF Team August, 2007 |
| WWF Report Prompts Chilean Salmon Farming Reforms June, 2007 |
| Leading palm oil producers commit to responsible agricultural management June, 2007 |
| Major Companies Buying Coffee Illegally Grown in Tiger, Rhino and Elephant Habitat Jan. 17, 2007 |
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