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        CENTRAL AMERICA III
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      • MAR FISH
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      • LIONFISH
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Dive the wave of change! MAR+Invest Acceleration Programme 2025

MAR FundAnnouncements, Belize, General, Guatemala, Honduras, MAR News, Mexico20/05/20250

Photo: MAR+Invest

Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund), together with the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN)/Sureste Sostenible, Healthy Reefs for Healthy People (HRHP) and New Ventures/VIWALA announce their third call for proposals for the MAR+Invest Acceleration Programme. Applications are welcome from both … Further reading...

Celebrating 20 Years of Mesoamerican Reef Conservation

MAR FundAnnouncements, Belize, General, Guatemala, Honduras, MAR News, Mexico02/04/20252

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

MAR FundBelize, General, Honduras, MAR News12/02/20251

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...

Empowering Fishers for Sustainable Livelihoods in Cayman Crown

MAR FundHonduras, MAR News20/12/20240
by: Coral Reef Alliance team (Julio San Martín, Antonella Rivera, Tanya Amaya and Allie Coleman)

Through an innovative collaboration, the project led by the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), engaged local fishers’ associations and key stakeholders, including NGOs such as the Foundation for the Protection of Lancetilla, Punta Sal, and Texiguat … Further reading...

To defend the ocean’s biodiversity is to defend human well-being

MAR FundAnnouncements, Belize, General, Guatemala, Honduras, MAR News, Mexico31/10/20240
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

MAR FundAnnouncements, Belize, General, Guatemala, Honduras, MAR News31/10/20240
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...

Fishermen from the Gulf of Honduras came together to share their experiences of economic diversification to conserve fisheries

MAR FundHonduras, MAR News28/10/20240

It’s exciting to see fishers across the region working together to ensure a sustainable future for fisheries, their communities, and the next generation!

On September 25, a Fishermen’s Economic Diversification Exchange was organized by Fundación para el Eco-Desarrollo y la Conservación (FUNDAECO) in collaboration with Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) and … Further reading...

COP16: A Key Moment for Coral Reef Conservation

MAR FundAnnouncements, MAR News20/10/20240
Photo: Albatross Foundation

MAR Fund Initiatives Present at COP16

From October 21 to November 1, 2024, the global conservation community will gather in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16).

MAR Fund will play an active role through its … Further reading...

Commitment to the Ocean: MAR Fund at Climate Week

MAR FundBelize, General, Guatemala, Honduras, MAR News, Mexico02/10/20242
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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

MAR FundBelize, Guatemala, Honduras, MAR News, Mexico28/08/20242
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Recent posts

  • Dive the wave of change! MAR+Invest Acceleration Programme 2025
  • Celebrating 20 Years of Mesoamerican Reef Conservation
  • Deepwater Snappers and Groupers of Mesoamerica
  • Empowering Fishers for Sustainable Livelihoods in Cayman Crown
  • To defend the ocean’s biodiversity is to defend human well-being

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