“Taking care of my reef and my water system”
The Half Moon Bay Beach in the community of West End, in Roatán, Honduras, was awarded the Ecologic Blue Flag that certifies it as a beach with safe water for tourists. Photo credit: Joel Amaya
By Lucy Calderón
The water we get in our homes does not come out … Further reading...
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… Producir menos basura y clasificarla es un gran reto que se puede lograr
Colaboradores de BICA-Roatán y del hotel Mayan Princess en la isla de Roatán, Honduras, realizan un muestreo de la basura que producen. Foto: BICA-Roatán
Por Lucy Calderón
En varias comunidades costeras de la región que abarca el Arrecife Mesoamericano, el manejo adecuado de residuos sólidos es prácticamente inexistente y … Further reading...
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… RISE UP a blue call to action
RISE UP
for the Ocean
A Blue Call to Action
The ocean sustains all life on our planet and is fundamental to human survival and well- being. Now is the time to RISE UP in its defense.
Coral reef die-offs, collapsing fish populations and species extinctions are evidence of the … Further reading...
Continue readingThe apiculture project improves the lives of several families in the village of Corozal, in Roatan, Honduras
Juana Flores, the vice-president of Corozal Beekeepers Association (APICOR, for its initials in Spanish), in Roatan, Honduras, displays the honey-based products manufactured in the association. Photo: APICOR
By Lucy Calderón
Mrs. Juana Carolina Flores Lobo is a neighbor from the village of Corozal, on the island of Roatan, Honduras. … Further reading...
Continue readingEl Programa de Liderazgo SAM transforma vidas
Grupo de seleccionados en la cohorte 2019. Foto: Fernando Rodríguez
Por Lucy Calderón
“Crear agentes de cambio, una masa crítica de personas conscientes del contexto socio económico y ambiental en la región del Arrecife Mesoamericano y que estén buscando las herramientas, conocimientos, contactos y habilidades para ser defensores del … Further reading...
Continue readingSustainability is key to consolidating a coastal marine protected area
Hendryc Acevedo, Technical Unit Director of the National Council of Protected Areas in Punta de Manabique, Puerto Barrios, Izabal. Photo by Lucy Calderón/MARFund
By Lucy Calderón
“One of the greatest lessons we have learned during the implementation of the project Conservation of Marine Resources in Central America is how … Further reading...
Continue readingJóvenes siembran las semillas para vivir en una Guatemala limpia y saludable
De izquierda a derecha: Javier Archila, Enma Aldana, Melisa Mazariegos y Diego Zelada lideraron los proyectos ganadores de los “Mini-grants: las 4Rs”. Foto: Lucy Calderón/MAR Fund
Por Lucy Calderón
Felices y agradecidos, los líderes de los cuatro grupos de jóvenes guatemaltecos que obtuvieron el fondo de subvención “Mini-grants: … Further reading...
Continue readingDrugs, mining, monoculture threaten Guatemala’s mangrove ecosystems
According to Guatemala’s Center for Conservationist Studies (CECON), Lake Izabal’s famous “Bird Island” will soon disappear. Credit: Jesús Alfonso.
By Francelia Solano
Translation by Monica Santizo and Richard Brown
On Guatemala’s Caribbean coast, criminal activity is destroying mangroves and the livelihoods of families who depend on them. Yet Guatemala’s … Further reading...
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