{"id":1091,"date":"2017-07-24T22:09:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T04:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/?page_id=1091"},"modified":"2017-07-25T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T17:17:43","slug":"mar-fund-key-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/mar-fund-key-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"MAR Fund Key Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1155&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;MAR Fund Key Programs&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;410&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bounceIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Saving our Sanctuaries&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1500954519576-0bea864a-3e45&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Saving our Sanctuaries: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A Legacy of Caring <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marine Protected Sanctuaries are a universally endorsed means to ensure the health of ecosystems like the MAR system. The region has identified sixty-three such sanctuaries. Each marine sanctuary is critical in its own way for preserving specific habitats, species, and coral formations, allowing them to prosper through controlled use and access to the protected area. Safe-guarding these precious sanctuaries requires hiring officers to enforce their protected status, purchasing equipment to mitigate biophysical threats, conducting research, caring for the health of the sanctuary, and monitoring and evaluating their health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stakeholders in the region and the MAR Fund identified the MPA\u2019s listed below as high priority areas with the most urgent needs:<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1095\" src=\"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/texto-sanctuary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/texto-sanctuary.jpg 584w, https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/texto-sanctuary-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Fishing for the Future&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1500954519707-fcd612a2-397d&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fishing for the Future: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sustainable Fisheries for a Thriving Reef <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Working closely with its partners, the MAR Fund has determined that sustainable fisheries management is an immediate and urgent conservation priority for the MAR. The biodiversity and quantity of the fish populations are critical to the ecological health of the entire reef ecoregion. Maintaining these fisheries so that it is both economically and ecologically viable is the aim of the MAR Fund\u2019s community fisheries initiative.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Community Participation in Fisheries Management: Many communities that alive along the Mesoamerican Reef region coast are dependent on nearby fish stocks as a primary source of food and for their livelihoods.\u00a0 Additionally, abundant \u00a0fish \u00a0populations \u00a0are \u00a0a key component in a healthy reef.\u00a0 By encouraging community participation in the management of these fish populations, the local people are empowered to take control of their futures and are given a unique opportunity to learn about fisheries management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Productive Activities for Better Living Standards. Another way to reduce impact on fisheries is by reducing the fishing effort.\u00a0 Promoting and supporting alternate viable productive activities in the region is another way to achieve this goal, and to generate higher income and better living conditions for local communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Climate Change&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1500955445595-1e74ec7e-8d5a&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Climate Change:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Need is Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Climate change is probably the single largest threat to the Mesoamerican Reef Region. The goal of this program is to develop carbon projects that can reduce carbon emissions and finance conservation activities. Two key issues are monitoring climate change effects on the reef and other coastal and marine ecosystems and effectively adapting to climate change as its impacts unfold.\u00a0 The latter will require long-term planning, consistent standard indicators for climate change effects, adequate coastal zone management, and effective coordination among the four countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;5&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1155&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;MAR Fund Key Programs&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;410&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bounceIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Saving our Sanctuaries&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1500954519576-0bea864a-3e45&#8243;][vc_column_text] Saving our Sanctuaries: A Legacy of Caring Marine Protected Sanctuaries are a universally endorsed means to ensure the health of ecosystems like the MAR system. 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