RedLAC 2025 Congress: A Space for Conservation and Sustainable Finance
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The RedLAC 2025 Congress, held in Chile from September 30 to October 3, was a gathering marked by commitment, innovation, and hope for the future of our planet. MAR Fund participated in this annual event, which brings together environmental funds and key stakeholders to strengthen financing dedicated to … Further reading...
MAR Fund Shares Key Learnings at the Global Closing Workshop of the UNDP-AFCIA Climate Innovation Accelerator
Over the past five years, the UNDP-AFCIA Climate Innovation Accelerator, supported by the Adaptation Fund, has backed projects that strengthen community resilience to climate change, improve access to climate financing, and promote inclusive solutions for women, youth, and local communities. Within this framework, MAR Fund stood out for its leadership … Further reading...
Strengthening Leadership and Scaling Nature-Based Solutions: MAR-Leadership Build & Connect 2023
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The 2023 cohort of the MAR Leadership (MAR-L), Build & Connect Program, supported by the Summit Foundation, the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund), and implemented by Sureste Sostenible, was successfully launched to empower environmental leaders and promote nature-based solutions entrepreneurship in the four … Further reading...
The MAR Insurance Programme enters its fifth year, advancing climate resilience across the Mesoamerican Reef
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September 2025 — The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) and Willis, a WTW business (NASDAQ: WTW), are pleased to announce the appointment of AXA Climate as the insurance solutions designer for the fifth annual placement of the MAR Insurance Programme. This year’s renewal has been … Further reading...
Mexico commemorates 20 years of MAR Fund’s work for regional marine conservation
The city of Cancun was the setting for the second commemorative meeting marking 20 years of the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund). The celebration took place on August 26 and brought together government representatives, community leaders, civil society organizations, project managers, and strategic allies with whom MAR Fund has worked … Further reading...
Stronger Together: Reef Response Training Builds Regional Capacity in Belize
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From July 21st to 25th, San Pedro, Belize, hosted a training course for Post-Storm Response Brigades for Reef in Hol Chan Marine Reserve, with the goal of preparing new brigade members and strengthening local capacities to protect the reefs of Belize.
During the training, participants learned how … Further reading...
Strengthening Regional Capacities: Post-Storm Reef Response Brigade Course in Guatemala’s Caribbean
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From July 7 to 11, the city of Santo Tomás de Castilla, Izabal, hosted a training course for Post-Storm Response Brigades, with the goal of preparing new brigade members and strengthening local capacities to protect the reefs of the Caribbean coast of Guatemala.
During the training, participants … Further reading...
Training and coordination for effective implementation: Initial Workshop for the selected proposals of the 2nd Call of Phase III
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From July 1-3, the Initial Workshop was held in Guatemala City for the projects selected in the second call of the project “Protection of Maritime Resources in Central America III (Phase III)”, an initiative financed by the German Cooperation through KfW, within the framework of MAR Fund’s … Further reading...
The Mesoamerican Reef at the Forefront of the Global Dialogue for the Oceans
The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) participated in two key ocean conservation discussion forums, bringing the voice of the Mesoamerican Reef ecoregion as a critical, culturally and biologically diverse region: the Blue Economy Finance Forum (BEFF) in Monaco, and the Third United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC3) in Nice, … Further reading...
20 Years Building a Legacy
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To commemorate 20 years of MAR Fund is to recognize the efforts of hundreds of people, organizations and communities that have dedicated their work to the conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR). From its inception, MAR Fund had a clear purpose: to build a regional platform that … Further reading...