Latin America and the Caribbean:Who We Are

WWF'S REGIONWIDE LA/C PROGRAMS

Ecological problems don't stop at political borders. In the LA/C, many threats to the environment exist above and beyond one particular country--some problems affect each and every country in the region. For this reason, not all of the LA/C Program's work is located in the five focal countries (indicated on the map); the program has several regionwide projects that build upon the work being done in those five countries. These regionwide initiatives act as glue, holding together our efforts across the LA/C.

Some of the regionwide projects address issues that are not specific to a particular geographic region, such as protecting freshwater ecosystems in Latin America. Other projects concentrate on conserving endangered natural areas outside the Program's focal countries.

Two of our most interesting regional projects are the Galapagos Islands and the Misiones Tri-national Conservation Project.