A Global Movement for River Dolphin Rivers - Reisverslagen van Daphne Willems - WaarBenJij.nu A Global Movement for River Dolphin Rivers - Reisverslagen van Daphne Willems - WaarBenJij.nu

28 februari 2020 | Door: Daphne Willems

River dolphins in India - do we need them?

After a week of meetings, it is great to be out on the river again. The meetings were good, very good even: at the Convention for Migratory Species we discussed how to protect dolphins in cross-boundary rivers. For the first time, governments agreed ...

Hastināpur - India

21 februari 2020 | Door: Daphne Willems

How to safe the Indus dolphin: inspirational trip

I am constantly surprised by how nature never fails to surprise me. After the many travels and adventures that I’ve been lucky enough to experience, here I am, sitting in a small boat on the Indus river in Pakistan with both hands clamped over my ...

Taunsa - Pakistan

2 december 2019 | Door: Daphne Willems

Meandering the Mighty Mekong, in search of a fin

“Yes, there they are!” A deep sigh, and a grey back elegantly curves out of the water, to bow just as smoothly out of sight again. Right behind follows a second one. The ease of the movement and the surprise of the appearance both thrill me. ...

Kratié - Cambodja

A Global Movement for River Dolphin Rivers

From October 2019-2021, as the river dolphin lead for WWF International, I will support the conservation efforts of the 13 WWF offices in Asia and Latin America to protect these smart, playful and iconic species and their rivers.

The job comes with travels, to get to understand the situation of the different species, the threats they face and the strategies we can develop to protect them. To get to know my colleagues and to explore potential support from governments, companies, donors; to build a Global Movement beyond WWF.

The blogs are written on personal title.