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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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La batalla por el arrecife de Amatique

MAR FundMAR News19/12/201915

Jacinto Bolom de 72 años recoge su trasmallo en la frontera de Belice y Guatemala durante el amanecer.
Foto: No-Ficción/Oswaldo J. Hernández.

 

El Atlántico de Guatemala ha llegado a su límite. Dos barcos camaroneros más y el ecosistema marino que sostiene el arrecife de Foudara, en las costas de

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The Mesoamerican Reef Restoration Network of the Mesoamerican Reef has a new Executive Committee

MAR FundMAR News15/10/201915

From left to right: Carlos Rodríguez, Ana Giró, Gabriela Ochoa, Anastazia Banaszak, and Lisa Carne.

 

At the Second Biennial Meeting of the Mesoamerican Reef Restoration Network held in Belize City during the first week of October, the new Executive Committee for the 2019-2021 period was elected.

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¡Vamos a Barra Cocolí!

MAR FundGuatemala, MAR News11/10/201915

 

Texto y Fotos: Lucy Calderón

Para sus próximas vacaciones considere visitar el proyecto de turismo comunitario de la aldea Barra Cocolí -en el municipio de Lívingston, departamento de Izabal, Guatemala- el cual lidera un grupo de pescadores del Arrecife Mesoamericano.

Esta iniciativa inaugurada en junio recién pasado es resultado … Further reading...

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A Regional Sustainable Management Strategy for Mangroves in the Mesoamerican Reef

MAR FundMAR News03/10/201915

Dwarf mangrove forests in the Guatemalan Caribbean region.

 

Text and photographs: Lucy Calderón

Specialized lectures, group activities, friendly discussions, and participative group meetings enlivened the workshop “Developing a Regional Strategy for Mangrove Conservation and Restoration in the Mesoamerican Reef”, held in Guatemala City on 18-20 September, 2019.

“After two … Further reading...

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Jóvenes ganadores de los “Mini-grants: las 4Rs” efectuarán proyectos para disminuir la contaminación en Guatemala

MAR FundMAR News30/09/201915

Integrantes del equipo que obtuvo el primer lugar junto a Nick Witthingham, embajador británico en Guatemala.

 

Texto y Fotos: Lucy Calderón

Cuatro grupos de jóvenes guatemaltecos que enviaron sus propuestas a una convocatoria de proyectos para disminuir la contaminación por residuos y desechos sólidos recibieron su premio: un “Mini-grant” … Further reading...

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Cambio climático: ¿adaptarse o sucumbir? Casos exitosos de algunas comunidades del Caribe guatemalteco

MAR FundGuatemala, MAR News12/09/201915

El señor Antonio González, de la aldea Quineles, atiende su plantación de pepino. Foto: Fundación Mundo Azul

 

Por Lucy Calderón

Habitantes de las comunidades de Quineles, El Quetzalito, La Graciosa y Cabo Tres Puntas en el departamento de Izabal, Guatemala, participaron en talleres y cursos de capacitación en los … Further reading...

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