Mesoamerican Reef Infographic
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The Mesoamerican Reef System (MAR)
A shared region
Commemorative Virtual Book – Story Contest
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Stories about the Mesoamerican Reef
The idea behind creating this book is to transmit the importance of coastal and marine protected areas by the region’s youth telling their stories about the Mesoamerican Reef and its protected areas. We need those living in close connection to the coast or the ocean and who are willing to share their experiences to participate in order to do this.
The book’s creation will take place in several phases, starting with the call for stories about experiences around the reef, mangroves and other coastal and marine ecosystems. The stories will be entered into a contest and, the winning stories will be published in a virtual book.
The virtual book will be launched on the MAR Fund and Member Funds’ websites and social networks, as well as those of strategic partners who offer to distribute it.
Virtual Book
Tulum +20 – COP 13 Biodiversity in Cancun, Mexico.
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Tulum +20 – Securing Wellbeing in the Mesoamerican Reef Through a Blue Economy at the COP 13 of Biodiversity in Cancun, Mexico.
About COP13 Biodiversity in Cancun, Mexico
On December 5 and 6, on occasion of the 13th Meeting of the Parties of the Biodiversity Convention in Cancún, Mexico, the MAR Leadership Program, the Healthy Reefs Initiative and the MAR Fund hosted two side events. Their objective was to review achievements in conservation and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources in the Mesoamerican Reef since the Declaration of Tulum in 1997.
The strong partnerships between civil society, local and national governments, academia, international CSOs and regional mechanisms as drivers of change were emphasized. The current threats to the Mesoamerican Reef and how the Blue Economy can be adopted as a path towards well-being were highlighted.
You may read the full document here:
Mesoamerican Reef 2017 – A vision for the Future (Full Document)
Mesoamerican Reef 2017 – A vision for the Future (Summary)
For information on the Mesoamerican Reef region, the Healthy Reefs Initiative, the MAR Leadership Program and the MAR Fund
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MAR Leadership Program
Financing for the Future (MAR Fund)
You may see different types of reef restoration methodologies – Reef Restoration Methodologies
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