Founding Members

Given its role as a regional coordinating and fundraising institution, the MAR Fund relies heavily on the four in-country founding members to provide the daily oversight, monitoring, and evaluation for the implementing organizations/grantees. The existing in-country funds, with minor exceptions, possess the skill and capacity to do so capably.

Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, A.C. (FMCN) – México

It is a private, non-profit institution created in 1994 that collaborates with other actors and sectors in providing strategic technical and financial support to sustain Mexico’s natural treasure. Through the mobilization of financial resources, the creation of alliances, and capacity building, FMCN has sought to conserve, restore, and sustainably manage natural resources for more than 30 years. Its work is made possible by a network of partnerships made up of communities, the three levels of government, the private sector, academia, civil society, and donors. Its mission is to sustain our natural treasures, and its vision is to restore and maintain the health of our ecosystems and landscapes.

Protected Areas Conservation (PACT) – Belize

Although a small country by geography and population, Belize is immensely blessed with natural wonders. Recognizing the importance of its national heritage, Belize began establishing its protected areas system in the 1960s. The Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) is Belize’s national conservation trust and provides funds for supporting conservation and promoting environmentally sound management of Belize’s natural and cultural resources to foster sustainable development. PACT offers project grants and capacity building grants for protected areas management, conservation, promotion and development; environmental education and awareness; and community development around protected areas. Since its inception in 1996, PACT has invested over $16.5 million USD in the protected areas system of Belize.

Fundación para la Conservación de los Recursos Naturales y de Ambiente en Guatemala (FCG)

Fundación para la Conservación en Guatemala. Created in 2000, FCG has managed funds for about $ 4 million USD in the last years, through its diverse structure of grants, small grants, and sub-accounts, to support initiatives on biodiversity and natural resources, environmental education, natural and cultural heritage, coastal marine resources, research and environmental law, among others. It also administrates the $24 million USD of the Tropical Forest Conservation Fund, product of a debt-for-nature swap with the United States. FCG’s team of six permanent staff and temporary consultants and external evaluators, administers, monitors, and evaluates projects in accordance with its general objective to promote the biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and use of natural resources, environmental management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Fundación Biosfera (FB) – Honduras

Fundación Biosfera. Established as a legal entity in 2002, FB is a conservation fund existing in Honduras. Up to date FB has administered five local projects funded by MAR Fund and one financed by WWF in the Caribbean Coast of Honduras; additionally supports activities of MAR Fund providing technical support and monitoring projects financed by KFW through MAR Fund in Roatan and Utila Islands as part of the Conservation of Marine Resources in Central America. Efforts have been done to establish institutional linkages and alliances with local organizations/institutions both public and private to widen impact of conservation and protection activities in protected areas of the Atlantic Region of Honduras.

ESMS SYSTEM

ESMS SYSTEM