{"id":7317,"date":"2025-07-02T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/?p=7317"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:00:47","slug":"the-mesoamerican-reef-at-the-forefront-of-the-global-dialogue-for-the-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marfund.org\/en\/the-mesoamerican-reef-at-the-forefront-of-the-global-dialogue-for-the-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mesoamerican Reef at the Forefront of the Global Dialogue for the Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) participated in two key ocean conservation discussion forums, bringing the voice of the Mesoamerican Reef ecoregion as a critical, culturally and biologically diverse region: the Blue Economy Finance Forum (BEFF) in Monaco, and the Third United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC3) in Nice, France.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the BEFF, MAR Fund participated in a side event organized by The MedFund, in collaboration with the Fondation Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Consortium of African Environmental Funds (CAF\u00c9) and the Network of Environmental Funds of Latin America and the Caribbean (RedLAC), environmental funds from Africa, the Caribbean and South America, the Conservation Finance Alliance and the Global Environment Facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

This space highlighted how environmental funds support ocean conservation and can accelerate compliance with the 30×30 target of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which seeks to protect at least 30% of terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine areas by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Gonz\u00e1lez, Executive Director of MAR Fund, presented the work carried out in the region over the Fund’s 20 years. She presented the different operational programs, which include coastal and marine protected areas and climate change, and highlighted innovative projects such as the parametric insurance for coral reefs to cover emergency response after hurricanes and the cross-cutting blue and regenerative economy initiative, MAR+Invest, supported by the Global Fund for Coral Reefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

UNOC3 brought together governments, international agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector and civil society to accelerate actions and partnerships that contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 14: conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources. The agenda addressed key challenges such as marine pollution, unsustainable fishing, loss of coastal habitats and the effects of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

MAR Fund participated in a series of spaces for dialogue and collaboration for sustainable ocean management, including:<\/span><\/p>\n