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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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El sargazo en el caribe mexicano: De la negación y el voluntarismo a la realidad

MAR FundMAR News10/09/201915

Sargazo en el caribe mexicano. Foto: MAR Fund.

 

1. EL “NUEVO MAR DE LOS SARGAZOS”: UN FENÓMENO COMPLEJO
A partir de 2011 y sin previo aviso se detectaron en el mar Caribe agregaciones significativas y atípicas de sargazo pelágico o flotante de las especies Sargassum natans y S. fluitans… Further reading...

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A network of fish spawning aggregations will be protected in the Mesoamerican Reef

MAR FundMAR News03/09/201915

From left to right: Constance Corbier-Barthaux, Project Manager for MAR Fund; Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann, FFEM Director; Lorenzo Rosenzweig, MAR Fund President and Director of the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature; Stéphanie Belna, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition.

 

On Tuesday, June 25, the French Fund for the Global … Further reading...

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Culminó en Livingston proyecto de conservación que impulsó el Fondo SAM

MAR FundMAR News27/08/201915

Oswaldo Calderón, director regional de la Fundación para el Eco Desarrollo y la Conservación (FUNDAECO) dio la bienvenida a los participantes.

 

Textos y fotos por Lucy Calderón

Después de cinco años de trabajo consecutivo en el Área de Uso Múltiple Río Sarstún (AUMRS), situada en el municipio de Livingston, … Further reading...

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Touching closing of project in BICA-Utila

MAR FundMAR News27/08/201915

Mangrove and seagrass ecosystems of Utile are valuable for the health of the Mesoamerican Reef.

 

Text and photos: Lucy Calderón

In a warm environment –with the prevailing typical tropical warm weather of the Utila island, plus the warmth of comradery, affection and friendship between the public and the organizers … Further reading...

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Jóvenes alientan la esperanza de tener un mundo #SinContaminación

MAR FundMAR News20/08/201915

Noventa y seis jóvenes participaron en la Primera Cumbre de Liderazgo Juvenil por las 4Rs que se efectuó en el auditórium de la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

 

Textos y fotos por Lucy Calderón

“Los felicito por estar aquí. Esto nos demuestra que hay esperanza, esperanza de que esta … Further reading...

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