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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...

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...

Fish known as blue chromis swimming in the coral reefs of the Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge in Guatemala. Photo: Sergio Hernández/CONAP

By Lucy Calderón

Allured by the beauty of the sea and attempting to understand its power, Eloy Sosa-Cordero pursued an undergraduate degree in Oceanology at the Autonomous … Further reading...