Celebrating 20 Years of Mesoamerican Reef Conservation
In 2025, we at the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) commemorate two decades of continuous work and commitment to the protection and sustainable management of the Mesoamerican Reef System (MAR). Since our operations began in 2005, we have led collaborative efforts with governments, local communities, fishers, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and … Further reading...
Deepwater Snappers and Groupers of Mesoamerica
Fishing Sampling
Photo: Mar Alliance
by: Ivy E. Baremore, PhD
MarAlliance
The deep waters of the western Caribbean are home to long-lived snappers and groupers, commercially important, yet understudied species. This project provided some of the first information on the reproductive periodicity, life history, connectivity, and distribution of the deepwater … Further reading...
To defend the ocean’s biodiversity is to defend human well-being
Photo: Kate Sutter
MAR Fund joins the leadership of the Inter-American Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) and other organizations by signing the civil society organizations’ declaration titled: DEFENDING OCEAN BIODIVERSITY IS DEFENDING HUMAN WELL-BEING. This declaration calls for concrete and effective actions from the Parties to the Convention on … Further reading...
Mesoamerican Reef Report Card – 2024
Photo: Henry Brown
On October 29, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People launched the 2024 Mesoamerican Reef Report Card, a crucial assessment presented simultaneously in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. This year, it was also showcased at COP16 in Colombia.
In Guatemala, a main panel was formed to highlight the importance … Further reading...
Commitment to the Ocean: MAR Fund at Climate Week
Strengthening the conservation of coastal marine protected areas in the MAR: MAR Fund announces the launch of the second Phase III call for proposals and the selected proposals from the first call
Belize Audubon Society’s Reef Protectors Program: Empowering Youths as Champions of Marine Conservation
Caye Bokel on Turneffe, Belize’s newest dive rest-stop
Leading by example: Sustainable Tourism Development in Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, a role model for Belize!
Research, Monitoring, and Community Engagement in Manatee Conservation and their habitats in Belize
Photo: CMARI.
By James Powell/Jamal Galves
Increased development activities in three key Antillean manatee habitats within Belize has made necessary the need for a multi-pronged approach of research, community-based involvement, and conservation and educational actions to ensure the safety of this endangered species. The grant from the MAR Fund enabled … Further reading...