{"id":450,"date":"2017-07-03T17:06:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T23:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2017-08-08T08:10:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T14:10:21","slug":"german-cooperation-visit-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/german-cooperation-visit-project\/","title":{"rendered":"German Cooperation and Journalist Delegation Visit Project \u2018Conservation of Marine Resources in Central America\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1227″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”410″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]German Cooperation and Journalist Delegation Visit
\nProject \u2018Conservation of Marine Resources in Central America\u2019
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By initiative of the German Embassy in Guatemala, a field trip was organized on July 27-28 to visit two of the protected areas supported by the German Cooperation through KfW, via the Project \u201cConservation of Marine Resources in Central America\u201d. The participants traveled to Port Honduras Marine Reserve, in Belize, and Rio Sarstun Multiple Use Area, in Guatemala.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]The following people were part of the delegation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Ambassador Harald Klein, German Embassy in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  2. Ambassador Alexis Rosado, Belize Embassy in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  3. Thomas Cieslik, Chief of Cooperation of the German Embassy in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  4. Luis Verde, First Secretary of the Belize Embassy in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  5. Lydia Andler , Director of KfW Regional Agency for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, BCIE and SICA<\/li>\n
  6. Rigoberto Quintana, Senior Fisheries Officer of the Fisheries Department in Belize<\/li>\n
  7. Elder Figueroa, Executive Secretary of the National Council of Protected Areas \u2013 CONAP in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  8. Iv\u00e1n Cabrera, Northeastern Regional Director of the National Council of Protected Areas \u2013 CONAP in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  9. Darrel Audinette, Vice President Representative of the Board of Directors of the MAR Fund and Associate Director \u2013 Grants of PACT in Belize<\/li>\n
  10. Yvonne Ram\u00edrez, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the MAR Fund and Executive Director of FCG in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  11. Marco Cerezo, National Member of the Board of Directors of the MAR Fund and Executive Director of FUNDAECO in Guatemala<\/li>\n
  12. Celia Mahung, Director of TIDE in Belize<\/li>\n
  13. Joe Villafranco, Project Administrator of TIDE in Belize<\/li>\n
  14. Silja Ram\u00edrez, FUNDAECO Coasts Coordinator<\/li>\n
  15. Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Gonz\u00e1lez, Executive Director of the MAR Fund<\/li>\n
  16. Claudio Gonz\u00e1lez, Technical Coordinator of the MAR Fund<\/li>\n
  17. Enrique Escalante, Focal Point of the MAR Fund for the Project in Puerto Barrios<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Journalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Andrea Polanco, Channel 5 – Belize<\/li>\n
    2. Will Maheia, PGTV – Belize<\/li>\n
    3. Patrick Jones, PGTV – Belize<\/li>\n
    4. Ligia Mar\u00eda Herrera Orellana, Guatevisi\u00f3n – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    5. H\u00e9ctor Manuel Xutuc Castillo, Guatevisi\u00f3n – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    6. Jessica Cristina Gramajo Argueta, Prensa Libre – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    7. Oscar Estuardo Paredes, Prensa Libre – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    8. Evelyn Boche, El Peri\u00f3dico – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    9. Jos\u00e9 Luis Pos, El Peri\u00f3dico – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    10. Byron Mazariegos, Contrapoder – Guatemala<\/li>\n
    11. David Asturias, Contrapoder – Canal Antigua in Guatemala<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      The participants were audience to the presentations made by the project implementers and were also able to observe concrete outcomes. For example, during their visit to Abalone Caye, the ranger station for Port Honduras Marine Reserve, they saw the infrastructure that has been supported by the project as well as the erosion control around the caye. This last activity has been successfully carried out with the construction of a rock wall. As a measure to consolidate reclaimed soil, TIDE planted mangrove trees that are already doing their work. The visitors learned about the protected area\u2019s control and surveillance strategy, also strengthened and improved with project support.<\/p>\n

      In Guatemala, the delegation visited some of the beautiful touristic sites of Rio Sarst\u00fan that will be supported with the construction of infrastructure such as docks and guard houses. Participants were also able to attend the inauguration of the restaurant of the Barra Sarstun Fishers Committee, supported by the project as an economic alternative to this group. \u00a0This fishing group has declared a fish replenishment site within the protected area to recover fish stocks and restore mangroves.<\/p>\n

      [\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”410″ img_size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”In the News” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Channel 5, Belize<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Click Link : http:\/\/edition.channel5belize.com\/archives\/150338<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Evelyn Boche, elPeri\u00f3dico, Guatemala<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Click Link : Los pescadores que aprendieron a conservar para vivir<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Amandala Newspaper, Belize<\/strong><\/p>\n

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