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RISE UP a blue call to action

MAR FundMAR News15/04/202015

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...

The apiculture project improves the lives of several families in the village of Corozal, in Roatan, Honduras

MAR FundHonduras, MAR News13/04/202016

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...

El Programa de Liderazgo SAM transforma vidas

MAR FundMAR News19/03/202015

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...

Sustainability is key to consolidating a coastal marine protected area

MAR FundGuatemala, MAR News16/03/202015

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...

Jóvenes siembran las semillas para vivir en una Guatemala limpia y saludable

MAR FundMAR News02/03/202015

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...

Drugs, mining, monoculture threaten Guatemala’s mangrove ecosystems

MAR FundMAR News14/02/202015

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...

Mesoamerican Reef: Insuring a natural asset in the name of conservation

MAR FundMAR News10/02/202015

Banner image: Angel fish are just one of many species that live in the Guatemalan reefs / Credit: Ana Giró/HRI.

By Patricia González

The Reef Rescue Initiative is working to extend parametric insurance to the entire Mesoamerican Reef System in an effort to protect and conserve coral reefs through … Further reading...

Results of 2019 on the protection and conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef

MAR FundMAR News05/02/202015

Photo: José Manuel del Busto Miralbés

We are pleased to share with you some of the most important results of 2019. We acknowledge and appreciate the wonderful work and passion of our partners in the region and our donors´ commitment. We are delighted to share your work and successes … Further reading...

Biólogo marino británico alerta sobre amenazas a manglares

MAR FundMAR News20/01/202015

Photo: Gilmar Flores/Proyecto MAR2R-CCDA/MAR Fund.

Durante el tiempo que el biólogo marino Steven Canty ha estado trabajando en equipo con el Fondo para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano (MAR Fund, en inglés) han estado convocando a socios de toda la ecorregión del Arrecife Mesoamericano, México, Belice, Guatemala y Honduras, para … Further reading...