{"id":15,"date":"2020-11-29T19:41:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T19:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democontent.codex-themes.com\/sites\/business-services-02\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-08-30T10:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:16:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/update.marfund.org\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Update 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1690846363670{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/marfund.org\/update\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/slider-update-2023.jpg?id=28531) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; thegem_fix_full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; 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font-size: 90px;\">Mesoamerican Reef<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bad3 {margin-top: 15px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bad3\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h2\" style=\"text-transform: none;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4b82bf;\">(2005-2023)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1690846500989{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221; effects_enabled_delay=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689125828553{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"fullwidth-block-6a0c4dca2bc11\" class=\"fullwidth-block clearfix\"  style=\"\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (typeof(gem_fix_fullwidth_position) == \"function\") { gem_fix_fullwidth_position(document.getElementById(\"fullwidth-block-6a0c4dca2bc11\")); }<\/script><div class=\"fullwidth-block-background\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/update.marfund.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/slider-update-2023-01.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;background-position: center top;\"><\/div><div class=\"fullwidth-block-inner\">[vc_row_inner disable_custom_paddings_tablet=&#8221;true&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607199653271{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-row-padding&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc41 {margin-top: 180px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc41\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc4d {margin-top: 120px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc4d\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc54 {margin-top: 80px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc54\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-column-responsive-padding&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-subtitle-str-mobile&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"styled-subtitle\"><span style=\"color: #d2fbfd;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51\" style=\"margin-right: 17px;\" src=\"https:\/\/marfund.org\/update\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/arrow-subtitle-2023.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"16\" \/>Update January &#8211; April 2023<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc5b {margin-top: 10px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc5b\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-column-responsive-padding gem-custom-mobile-margin&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-xlarge\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">18 years protecting the Mesoamerican Reef<br \/>\n(2005-2023)<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc60 {margin-top: 175px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc60\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc66 {margin-top: 120px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc66\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc6b {margin-top: 60px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bc6b\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; 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font-size: 17px;\"><em><small>Photo: Fundaci\u00f3n Albatros<\/small><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bfa0 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2bfa0\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c025 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c025\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c0ae {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c0ae\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>PROTECTION OF MARITIME RESOURCES IN CENTRAL AMERICA III (PHASE III)<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c119 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c119\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c180 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c180\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">MAR Fund<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]MAR Fund\u2019s Technical Director participated in the LXVIII Extraordinary CCAD Ministers Council Meeting, the Liaison Officers meeting and in the Second Regional Environmental Congress of CCAD, which took place on April 18 to 20, in Belize City. During these meetings, the Protection of maritime resources in Central America III (Phase III) project and its progress was presented.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28463&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Judith Morales, MAR Fund\u2019s Technical Director at CCAD Ministers Council Meeting. Photo: Angeline Valentine\/MAR Fund<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c1f5 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c1f5\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c259 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c259\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANTS (14TH JOINT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS &#8211; 2021)<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c2bd {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c2bd\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c320 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c320\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Fundaci\u00f3n para el Eco-desarrollo y la Conservaci\u00f3n (FUNDAECO), Guatemala<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;sandy-brown&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CAYMAN CROWN &#8211; THE JEWEL OF THE MESOAMERICAN REEF &#8211; PROTECTING THE MOST IMPORTANT CORAL REEF IN GUATEMALA &#8211; IV&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;CAYMANCROWNJEWEL&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To consolidate a participatory national and regional habitat and biodiversity conservation strategy that ensures the sustainability of fisheries, the resilience of coral reef ecosystems, and the governance of Cayman Crown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three workshops with 93 community members, in which conservation objects were prioritized, threats to resources and ecosystems identified and conservation and management strategies proposed, took place.<\/li>\n<li>FUNDAECO provided support to the Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulations (DIPESCA) to carry out a workshop on conflict resolution with 19 participants.<\/li>\n<li>Seven patrols were implemented: nine boats inspected, no illegal actions observed.<\/li>\n<li>Five environmental education workshops were carried out, with 209 people from the communities engaged.<\/li>\n<li>Two megafauna monitoring took place in adjacent areas of Cayman Crown, one stingray and a group of three dolphins were observed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28464&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Megafauna monitoring: a group of dolphins observed.<br \/>\nPhoto: Guillermo G\u00e1lvez\/FUNDAECO<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">EcoLogic Development Fund (EcoLogic), Guatemala<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;sandy-brown&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;COMMUNITIES OF THE SARST\u00daN RIVER WATERSHED STRENGTHEN THEIR RESILIENCE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;COMMUNITIESOFTHESARSTUN&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Conserve and restore 254 ha of tropical forest and mangrove ecosystem in communities of the Sarst\u00fan River watershed, promoting sustainable strategies with the environment, contributing to the resilience of the ecosystems of the Mesoamerican Reef System, through community governance mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Six people from the communities were selected to implement agroforestry systems and participated in two workshops on this topic.<\/li>\n<li>The documentation for six selected areas, each of 22.5 ha of tropical forest and mangrove ecosystem, including the management plan, was presented to the Office of Control of State Reserve Areas (OCRET). Once approved, it will be presented to the National Forest Institution (INAB), to be part of their incentives program.<\/li>\n<li>Two surveillance patrols took place: no illegal activities observed.<\/li>\n<li>Thirty families were selected for the establishment of family gardens.<\/li>\n<li>Ten energy-saving stoves were purchased and given to 10 families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28461&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Establishment of family gardens.<br \/>\nPhoto: EcoLogic<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c383 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c383\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c3e9 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c3e9\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANTS (15TH JOINT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS &#8211; 2022) <\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c449 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c449\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c4a9 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c4a9\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development (SACD), Belize<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;STRENGTHENING THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SACD THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY \u201cRIVER-TO-REEF\u201d ACADEMIC EXPEDITION HOSTING&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;STRENGTHENINGSUSTAINABILITYSACD&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To strengthen the financial sustainability of SACD through investments in its Business Arm and the establishment of a River-to-Reef (R2R) academic expedition package, creating direct employment opportunities in the tourism sector for low-income stakeholders and reducing overall community reliance on fishing.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">EcoLogic Development Fund, Guatemala<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;SEVEN COMMUNITIES FROM R\u00cdO SARST\u00daN MULTIPLE USE AREA (RSMUA) PROTECT THE TROPICAL FOREST WITH ACTIONS OF RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;SEVENCOMMUNITIESFROMRIOSARSTUN&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> By the end of 2025, appropriate governance practices for natural resources, local ventures, and resilience strategies to climate change ensure the protection of 255.85 ha of tropical forest in the RSMUA and an improvement in the living conditions of the community members.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Asociaci\u00f3n Alterna NGO, Guatemala<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;STRENGTHENING AND CONNECTING HIGH-IMPACT VENTURES IN THE MAR REGION&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;STRENGTHENINGCONNECTINGHIGHIMPACT&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To support the management, conservation, protection, and restoration of natural ecosystems of the MAR and the social development of local communities by strengthening the business model of eight innovative enterprises, improve their impact acumen, and prepare them to access new, better markets and financing opportunities in 12+ months.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c508 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c508\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c562 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c562\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c5c5 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c5c5\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c620 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2c620\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">\n<p>Belize Audubon Society (BAS), Belize<\/p>\n<p>Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development (SACD), Belize<\/p>\n<p>Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA), Belize<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;vista-blue&#8221; 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font-size: 17px;\"><em><small>Photo: Fundaci\u00f3n Albatros<\/small><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ca55 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ca55\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2caae {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2caae\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cb08 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cb08\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANTS (14TH JOINT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS &#8211; 2021)<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cb60 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cb60\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cbb5 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cbb5\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">MarAlliance<br \/>\nHonduras &#8211; Belize<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF DEEP-WATER SNAPPER AND GROUPER SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS IN BELIZE AND HONDURAS&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;PLANNINGFORTHEFUTURE&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Identify sites where spawning aggregations of deep-water fishes occurs, along with the timing of these events using standardized methods. Age validation will determine the age-structure of the spawning populations, and genetic analysis will determine how gene flow and larval transport affect distribution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In October 2022, the hydrophone and the Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) were tested in the field.<\/li>\n<li>Three hundred and eighty-eight otoliths from cardinal snapper (<em>Pristipomoides macrophthalmus<\/em>) have been sectioned to define the age of the fish, and 30 selected for age validation using radiocarbon dating.<\/li>\n<li>MarAlliance has established collaboration with international scientists to use radiocarbon dating to validate cardinal snapper age and with Florida Tech University to determine genetic connectivity of silk snapper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28470&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Deep BRUV (lower) and depth-rated hydrophone unit for detection of spawning activity.<br \/>\nPhoto: MarAlliance<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cc0e {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cc0e\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cc63 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cc63\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>MAR FISH &#8211; BMF<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ccb9 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ccb9\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cd0c {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cd0c\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Thought Generation Society (TGS)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;FIND THE WHALES: MESOAMERICAN REEF&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;FINDTHEWHALES&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To develop an educational game about ocean conservation for the Mesoamerican Reef Region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The game content has been completed and launched jointly by TNC, WWF, HRI and MAR Fund during April 2023. It is available in English and Spanish and can be used with Windows PC Computer, and on Steam, or downloaded as an App from Apple Store and Google Play for use on most phones or tablets.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findthewhales.com\">www.findthewhales.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The game consists of four quests designed each one by each partner. MAR Fund quest focuses on protecting fish spawning aggregations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28472&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Find the Whales Game. Photo: Find the Whales<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cd61 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cd61\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cdc8 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cdc8\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>MAR FISH<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ce1d {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ce1d\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ce70 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ce70\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;MAR FISH PROJECT: KNOWLEDGE, MONITORING AND PROTECTION OF MESOAMERICAN REEF\u2019S FISH SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS (FSA)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;MARFISHPROJECTKNOWLEDGE&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characterization of FSA of Cayman Crown and provide initial management for Cayman Crown MPAs in Belize<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new enforcement team commenced working with a training to ensure the effective management of Cayman Crown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TIDE provided fuel to the Belize Coast Guard (BCG) to conduct patrol activities at Cayman Crown. Six gill nets were retrieved from the reef.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January, West Bezel Fisher Marker and The Jewel Wall, FSA sites, both within the Cayman Crown reef, were monitored. They observed 24 finfish species, including four grouper species, four snapper species, and five Jack species and Nassau and tiger groupers as gravid at both sites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TIDE presented \u201cThe Cayman Crown Reef\u201d at IMPAC 5 congress From 3-9 February 2023 in Vancouver<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28475&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The new enforcement team training session. Photo: TIDE<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Fundaci\u00f3n para el Eco-desarrollo y la Conservaci\u00f3n (FUNDAECO)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CAYMAN CROWN: THE JEWEL OF THE MESOAMERICAN REEF; MAR Fish PROJECT- II&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;CAYMANCROWNTHEJEWELPROJECTII&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide management and zoning recommendations for the Cayman Crown and initial management funding for Cayman Crown with stakeholders in Guatemala<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technical roundtable integrated by CONAP, DIPESCA and FUNDAECO was established to facilitate effective coordination among stakeholders of the Guatemalan Caribbean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FUNDAECO supported DIPESCA in the implementation of six governance roundtables focused on snook, shrimp, anchovy and lobster<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant progress has been made with the elaboration of the Diagnosis of the coastal marine zone of the Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Eight environmental education workshops were implemented in Sarst\u00fan Multiple Used protected area and R\u00edo Dulce National park with the participation of 315 students and fishermen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28467&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Governance round table. Photo: FUNDAECO<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cec7 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cec7\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cf1b {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cf1b\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>GLOBAL GIVING<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cf6a {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cf6a\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cfb9 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2cfb9\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an, A.C. (ASK)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;LIONFISH CONTROL IN MEXICO&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;LIONFISHCONTROLINMEXICO&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consolidation of the national action plan for the control of Lionfish and the creation of the local committee in the Peninsula, Mexican Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico region<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cMonitoring Committee for the implementation of the National Action Plan for the management and control of Lionfish in Mexico\u201d was established, integrated by representatives from government, academia, research and civil society organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Action Plan for the management and control of lionfish in Mexico was updated and consolidated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28466&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Participants during the socialization workshop of the National Action Plan.<br \/>\nPhoto: Amigos de Sian Ka\u2019an<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d008 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d008\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d055 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d055\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;RRI&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"fullwidth-block-6a0c4dca2d14f\" class=\"fullwidth-block clearfix\"  style=\"\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (typeof(gem_fix_fullwidth_position) == \"function\") { gem_fix_fullwidth_position(document.getElementById(\"fullwidth-block-6a0c4dca2d14f\")); }<\/script><div class=\"fullwidth-block-background\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/update.marfund.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/slider-update-2023-01-1.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;background-position: center center;\"><\/div><div class=\"fullwidth-block-inner\">[vc_row_inner disable_custom_paddings_tablet=&#8221;true&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-row-padding&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d17f {margin-top: 100px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d17f\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12 vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d18b {margin-top: 60px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d18b\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d194 {margin-top: 50px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d194\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-subtitle-str-mobile&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CLIMATE CHANGE<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d19c {margin-top: 195px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d19c\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_col-md-12 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 17px;\"><em><small>Photo: Fundaci\u00f3n Albatros<\/small><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d20a {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d20a\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d276 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d276\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d2de {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d2de\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>REEF RESCUE INITIATIVE \u2013 RRI<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d347 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d347\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">The MAR Insurance Programme<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;PARAMETRIC INSURANCE FOR REEFS IN THE MAR&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;ParametricInsurance&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement cost-effective insurance to cover hurricane risk to the MAR and enhance resilience of the local beneficiaries who depend on the reef for their livelihoods, food security, and protection from coastal hazards<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MAR Fund and WTW work together with authorities of the MAR to expand the insurance coverage and response capacity to additional sites in the Region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parametric structure and coverage for eleven reef sites in the MAR, for the term 2023-2024, is advancing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Emergency response capacities in the MAR<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;STRENGTHENING POST-STORM EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITIES IN THE MAR REGION&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;StregtheningPostStorm&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Enhance institutional capacity to mitigate the impacts of hurricanes in coral reefs in the MAR.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In February, a workshop was conducted in Puerto Barrios to train the Reef Response Coordinating Committee for the Caribbean in Guatemala in the Early Warning and Rapid Response Protocol and in the elaboration of the emergency response plan for the reef sites covered by the insurance<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The workshop was conducted by MAR Fund with the support of The Nature Conservancy. A total of 20 participants from 14 institutions received the training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <small>The execution of the MAR insurance programme shall not have any effect with respect to, or in connection with, any sovereignty claims over any territory (land, insular and maritime) claimed by the Republic of Guatemala and\/or Belize; nor shall it have any effect over the rights and\/or claims of either country over such territory.<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28478&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Protocol training workshop for the Reef Response Coordinating Committee in Guatemala.<br \/>\nPhoto: Claudia Ruiz\/MAR Fund <\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In March, the emergency reef response brigade training was held in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. A total of 19 participants were trained as reef responders for the reef sites in the Caribbean of Guatemala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28479&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Graduation ceremony for the 19 reef responders for Guatemala\u2019s brigade.<br \/>\nPhoto: MAR Fund<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In April, a call for applications for the emergency response brigades training in Honduras was launched. The training will take place in Roatan, Honduras from the 12 to 16 of June, 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A total of four workshops were held with the Reef Response Coordinating Committees of Honduras to elaborate and validate the emergency response plans for three sites in Honduras.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28480&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Workshop held with the Tela Reef Response Coordinating Committee.<br \/>\nPhoto: Zara Guifarro\/ MAR Fund<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d3a9 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d3a9\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d3f1 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d3f1\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANTS (14TH JOINT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS &#8211; 2021)<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d438 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d438\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Centro Ukana I Akumal A.C. (CEA)<br \/>\nMexico<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CORAL RESTORATION IN THE AKUMAL REEF HABITAT (ARPEA), QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO &#8211; III&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;CORALRESTORATIONINTHEAKUMAL&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Restore the reef ecosystem and the ecosystem services it provides, through restoration techniques and monitoring, with the collaboration of the local community to ensure the sustainability of the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ten maintenance campaigns have been implemented in the <em>Acropora palmata<\/em> and <em>Acropora cervicornis <\/em>nurseries and restoration sites. Maintenance activities focused on reinstallation of lines, cleaning and relocation of fragments.<\/li>\n<li>Three HOBO-type sensors were placed at three restoration sites: Media Luna, Las Redes and Bah\u00eda de Akumal. The sensors will continuously record temperature and light incidence.<\/li>\n<li>Thirteen coral spawning monitoring campaigns were carried out and gametes of six species (<em>Acropora palmata<\/em>, <em>Acropora cervicornis<\/em>, <em>Orbicella annularis<\/em>, <em>Orbicella faveolata<\/em>,<em> Pseudodiploria strigosa<\/em>, <em>Diploria labyrinthiformis<\/em>) were collected to perform assisted fertilization and increase genetic variability and coral resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28452&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Maintenance actions (cleaning) of nurseries in planting areas of A. palmata by Carolina Garza (Technical Assistant).<br \/>\nPhoto: Baruch Figueroa\/CEA<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria Cozumel I.A.P. (FCC)<br \/>\nMexico<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE FOR THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF CORAL REEFS IN COZUMEL ISLAND&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;ComprehensiveInitiativeECOLOGICAL&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Repopulate in a year, four reefs with coral species at risk to fully promote the rehabilitation of ecosystem services for the benefit of the Cozumel community, involving the active participation of key stakeholders in raising awareness and mitigation of impacts to the reef.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water quality, coral cover, fish and invertebrates biodiversity, were assessed at four coral restoration sites in Cozumel.<\/li>\n<li>More than 300 donating colonies were identified for the next coral restoration season through coral monitoring campaigns.<\/li>\n<li>Fifteen people from the Cozumel community were trained in coral restoration techniques and monitoring its effectiveness, through four theoretical and one practical sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Three conservation talks were given to the Cozumel community, with 32 participants.<\/li>\n<li>Two meetings were held with the social and private sectors of Cozumel with the participation of 47 volunteers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28451&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Location and evaluation of A. palmata colonies.<br \/>\nPhoto: Feliz V.\/FCC &#8211; CONANP<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Bay Islands Conservation Association (BICA)<\/div>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Guanaja chapter<\/div>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Honduras<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CAPACITIES EXCHANGE FOR CORAL REEFS CONSERVATION&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;CapacitiesExchange&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Generate capacities on coral restoration to improve the health of the reef ecosystem of the island of Guanaja.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven staff members of BICA (five women, two men) were trained in Placencia, Belize, at the Fragments of Hope (FoH) facility. The training consisted in learning about the coral restoration methodologies implemented by FoH, such as coral nurseries using table structures with <em>Acropora cervicornis<\/em> and micro-fragmentation for the restoration of <em>Acropora palmata. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>This training will contribute to improving the results in coral restoration in the Bay Islands National Marine Park. The new techniques will strengthen BICA&#8217;s coral restoration efforts, as well as upscale all coral restoration projects in the protected area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28453&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Acropora cervicornis on table nurseries.<br \/>\nPhoto: BICA &#8211; Guanaja<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d47f {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d47f\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d4c2 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d4c2\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANTS (15TH JOINT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS \u2013 2022)<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d503 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d503\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Centro Ukana I Akumal A.C. (CEA)<br \/>\nMexico<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CORAL RESTORATION IN THE AKUMAL REEF HABITAT (ARPEA), QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO &#8211; IV&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;CoralRestaurationIV&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> By the end of 2023, in synergy with regional and local stakeholders, the resilience of the reef is increased through novel techniques of massive coral repopulation. The efficiency of the restoration is evaluated through systematic monitoring and the organic vinculation of the local community is strengthened under a comprehensive strategy of regenerative tourism to ensure the sustainability of the project.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">University of Belize. Environmental Research Institute (UBERI)<br \/>\nBelize<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;ADDRESSING STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE (SCTLD) IN THE TURNEFFE ATOLL MARINE RESERVE THROUGH TOURISM STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;AddressingStonyCoral&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong>To train stakeholders to respond to SCTLD and determine whether stakeholder treatment, monitoring reef status indicators and SCTLD disease prevalence at sites, and reporting of SCTLD with varying visitation, is an effective strategy response to SCTLD.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d54a {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d54a\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d59a {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d59a\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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font-size: 17px;\"><em><small>Photo: Fundaci\u00f3n Albatros<\/small><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d7b3 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d7b3\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d7f4 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d7f4\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-subtitle-str-mobile&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 22px;\"><span class=\"light\">The Belize Marine Fund (BMF) supports projects through two programmatic windows 1) the Targeted Grants Program and 2) the Small Grants Program. The projects supported by these programs have been guided by those priority areas of focus established in the BMF\u2019s Strategic Plan and in consultation with the BMF Steering Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d830 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d830\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d86e {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d86e\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>TARGETED GRANT AWARDS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d8b0 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d8b0\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development (SACD)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CONSTRUCTION OF A TOURISM EXPEDITION HOSTING FACILITY (TEHF) AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN SARTENEJA&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;ConstructionOfATourism&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To strengthen the financial sustainability of SACD through investments in its Business Arm (SACD Green Ltd.) and in Sarteneja, supporting alternative livelihoods for Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (CBWS) Stakeholder communities (primarily Sarteneja) through increased visitation to the area, increasing employment opportunities in the tourism sector and reducing community reliance on fishing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contractor hired to develop the Tourism Expedition Hosting Facility (TEHF) in January 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Facility now near completion and is expected to be finalized by June 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28465&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ongoing construction of the SACD TEHF.<br \/>\nPhoto: SACD<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">International Documentary Association (IDA)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;UNBELIZEABLUE\u2013SHOWCASING WOMEN\u2019S LEADERSHIP IN MARINE CONSERVATION IN BELIZE&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;UNBELIZEABLUESHOWCASINGWOMEN&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To raise national and international awareness, through an original documentary film, of the efforts being undertaken by women leaders from various walks of life to preserve Belize\u2019s Barrier Reef Reserve System and to inspire both local and international audiences to take action to support these efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expedition to Belize executed in May 2023 to wrap-up filming and production, and commence post-production activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d8ef {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d8ef\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d92a {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d92a\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANT AWARDS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d970 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d970\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;CONSERVING MANATEES AND HABITATS IN BELIZE THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;CONSERVINGMANATEES&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To implement research, education, and conservation actions on behalf of the endangered Antillean manatee to garner protection for the species and its critical habitats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collected 192 water quality samples in all three study sites (Belize River, Southern Lagoon, and Placencia Lagoon).<\/li>\n<li>Installed three \u201cSlow Speed &#8211; Manatee Area\u201d signs at three manatee resting holes in the Belize River.<\/li>\n<li>Installed two solar, WIFI, surveillance cameras at the entrance and 4.35 miles up the Belize River) to help monitor boat traffic in real time.<\/li>\n<li>Removed two gill nets, one from the Belize River, and the other a 500ft gillnet confiscated from the Southern Lagoon in collaboration with the Belize Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<li>Engaged approx. 225 students via school presentations and summer camps in Belize City, Placencia and Independence and Gales Point.<\/li>\n<li>Developed summary document entitled <em>Recommendation for the Protection of the Lower Belize River.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28460&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>CMARI school presentation at Independence Primary School.<br \/>\nPhoto: CMARI<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28459&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>CMARI installation of surveillance cameras along the Belize River.<br \/>\nPhoto: CMARI<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d9a8 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2d9a8\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;STRENGTHENING MONITORING AND PROTECTION FOR FISH SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS AT TURNEFFE ATOLL, BELIZE&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;STRENGTHENINGMONITORING&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To assist fishery managers and fishers in Belize to prioritize monitoring and conservation of SPAGs as a key component of climate-resilient fisheries management. Ensuring the health and productivity of Belize\u2019s marine ecosystems and SPAGs, supporting thriving, climate-resilient finfish fisheries and fishing communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed the review and update of the SPAGs survey protocol. Key updates were to include protocols for laser sizing and temperature loggers. The protocols now align well with the MAR Fish Project and efforts to standardize data collection regionally.<\/li>\n<li>Conducted 13 SPAGs dive surveys between January &#8211; February 2023. This included 9 dives at Maugre Caye and four dives at Dog Flea Caye. The dive team estimated as many as 2,300 Nassau groupers at Maugre Caye during the January dive surveys.<\/li>\n<li>Conducted outreach via boat-to-boat sessions with fishers (averaging 126 fishers per month), sharing relevant information on updated fisheries regulations and reminders of the Nassau grouper closed seasons. TASA also conducted additional outreach and educational activities at community events and school programs (engaging 205 community members and reaching 120 students respectively).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28471&#8243; img_size=&#8221;375&#215;500&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SPAGs monitoring team January 2023 at Maugre Caye.<br \/>\nPhoto: TASA<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Belize Audubon Society (BAS)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;BUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, MANAGING PERCEPTIONS, AND ENGAGING FISHING COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTH-EASTERN COAST OF BELIZE TOWARDS IMPROVED STEWARDSHIP OF MARINE RESOURCES&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1690238505376-80f46855-4c20&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To strengthen BAS\u2019 existing relationship with stakeholder communities of Lighthouse Reef Atoll through expansion of its environmental education &amp; community outreach programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One boat-to-boat outreach with fisherfolk conducted between January 13 &#8211; 15, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Executed a two -day teaching strategies and lesson plan development workshop from March 29 \u2013 30, 2023 for education and outreach staff from BAS, SACD, and Belize Karst Habitat Conservation.<\/li>\n<li>Awarded tuition grant of USD500 to one deserving Reef Protector towards school expenses.<\/li>\n<li>Hosted two week internship for three Reef Protectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28454&#8243; img_size=&#8221;375&#215;500&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>BAS Teaching Methods, March 2023 Workshop.<br \/>\nPhoto: BAS<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;STRENGTHENING SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT IN PORT HONDURAS MARINE RESERVE, BELIZE&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;STRENGTHENINGSURVEILLANCE&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To advance TIDE\u2019s long-term goal for the Port Honduras Marine Reserve (PHMR) which is to promote \u201cthe sustainable management of coastal ecosystem functions and natural resource values for the benefit of present and future generations of Southern Belize, within the wider ridge to reef landscape.\u201d Through this initiative TIDE seeks to advance the overall management effectiveness of the Port Honduras Marine Reserve (PHMR) through the use of technological solutions that improve enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three drones were purchased which included one aerial drone and two underwater drones. Drones were selected based on criteria that included battery life, depth range, lighting, and image quality.<\/li>\n<li>Trained four TIDE rangers in the use of the drones and revised TIDE\u2019s Arial Drone Operation Manual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28474&#8243; img_size=&#8221;375&#215;500&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>TIDE\u2019s Drone Training with Rangers.<br \/>\nPhoto: TIDE<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Reefkeeper Belize (RKB)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;SOUTH WATER CAYE MARINE RESERVE COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP MANGROVE AWARENESS AND NURSERY PILOT PROJECT&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;SOUTHWATERCAYE&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To improve engagement of SWCMR stakeholders, increasing knowledge of and appreciation for the importance of mangrove ecosystems, a willingness to steward mangrove habitats, and an enhanced capacity for mangrove restoration and monitoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provided education outreach presentations to 10 schools (primary and secondary) reaching approximately 347 students.<\/li>\n<li>Participated in four education awareness and outreach events to share information on mangrove conservative and the work of RKB. This includes World Food Day, the Blue Economy Fair, Reef Week 2023, and Belmopan Night Market engaging approximately 330 persons.<\/li>\n<li>Established two 4&#215;8 mangrove nurseries currently containing 200 mangrove seedlings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Southern Environmental Association (SEA)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;chino&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;BUILDING RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AMONG THE THREE FISHING COMMUNITIES OF HOPKINS, INDEPENDENCE AND PLACENCIA&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;BUILDINGRESILIENCESTEWARDSHIP&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To improve the visibility, conservation, and appreciation of the marine ecosystems in the SEA-managed marine protected area of Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Results: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engaged 506 primary and secondary school students in discussions on Fisheries Management through targeted presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Conducted two training activities in Fisheries Product Diversification (13 women trained) and Entrepreneurship (16 women trained) with women of fisher families within SEA\u2019s stakeholder communities of Hopkins, Independence and Placencia.<\/li>\n<li>Conducted stakeholder sensitization trip to Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve for a total of 11 representatives from communities of Hopkins, Independence and Placencia.<\/li>\n<li>Erected two murals in the communities of Hopkins and Independence to highlight the importance of fisheries management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28468&#8243; 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C. (CDA)<br \/>\nMexico<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;peacoc&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;ECONOMIC VALUATION OF HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES OF THE YALAHAU LAGOON AND ASSOCIATED ECOSYSTEMS IN THE YUM BALAM FLORA AND FAUNA PROTECTION AREA &#8211; III&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;ECONOMICVALUATION&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> Carry out an economic valuation of the hydrological services of the Holbox fracture and the Yalahau Lagoon in the Yum Balam Flora and Fauna Protected Area to make visible the economic and socio-environmental benefits that they generate for local-regional development and use it as a tool for integrated water management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The work plan and methodology to perform the economic valuation of the hydrological services of Laguna Yalahau and associated ecosystems were elaborated.<\/li>\n<li>Four workshops about the operation and maintenance of eco-technologies were taught to two fishing cooperatives from the communities of Chiquil\u00e1 and Solferino, with 48 participants.<\/li>\n<li>Through a photographic survey to analyze the water supplies and treatment facilities of three fishing cooperatives it was concluded that the sanitation facilities were in poor conditions.<\/li>\n<li>The projection blueprints for the rainwater harvesting system were elaborated for two fishing cooperatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28458&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Workshop on the use, operation and maintenance of eco-technologies.<br \/>\nPhoto: CDA<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dc82 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dc82\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">POLO\u2019s Water Association (POLO)<br \/>\nHonduras<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;peacoc&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;IMPROVING WATER PROCESSES IN WEST END &#8211; II&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;IMPROVINGWATER&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> By 2023, mechanisms will have been established to reduce pollutants to the marine environment through construction of infrastructures that generate efficient wastewater treatment processes, public awareness involved in decision-making in communities and change in the perception of new generations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progress to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The construction of the anoxic tank has begun, including the excavation, demarcation and foundation work.<\/li>\n<li>The water quality parameters monitored, including Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Chemical Oxygen Demand, nitrogen, phosphorus, coliforms, detergents, fats and oils, are in compliance with the national and international standards.<\/li>\n<li>An exchange of experiences with other water service providers in Roatan took place, with the participation of 6 organizations and 10 water providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28469&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Anoxic tank construction.<br \/>\nPhoto: POLO<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dcb5 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dcb5\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dce2 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dce2\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>SMALL GRANTS (15TH JOINT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS &#8211; 2022)<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dd13 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dd13\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dd53 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dd53\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">POLO&#8217;s Water Association (POLO)<br \/>\nHonduras<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;peacoc&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;IMPROVING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES IN THE WEST END COMMUNITY &#8211; III&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;IMPROVINGWASTEWATER&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> By 2024, the integral management of the handling and final disposal of sludge generated as part of the wastewater treatment have been accomplished, thereby reducing factors affecting the effluent treatment process, allowing the reduction of operating costs and in turn promoting the integration of alternatives for the reuse of sludge which will reduce the sources of soil contamination in the marine national park.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Fundaci\u00f3n Hondure\u00f1a para la Protecci\u00f3n y Conservaci\u00f3n de Cayos Cochinos<br \/>\nHonduras<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;peacoc&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN THE ARCHIPI\u00c9LAGO CAYOS COCHINOS MARINE NATURAL MONUMENT (ACCMNM) TO IMPROVE REEF CONSERVATION.&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;IMPLEMENTATIONOFAWATERQUALITY&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To promote improvements in the management and conservation of the ACCMNM reef and the lower watershed of four of its influential rivers, with the involvement of stakeholders in the preparation of a plan that considers the results of water quality monitoring and its relationship with the state of the reef.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Bay Island Conservation Association (BICA) &#8211; Roatan chapter<br \/>\nHonduras<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;peacoc&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;MY COMMUNITY : MY RESPONSIBILITY, CRAWFISH ROCK&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;MYCOMMUNITY&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Objective:<\/strong> To strengthen the management of drinking water and basic sanitation in the Crawfish Rock community.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dd8d {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dd8d\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ddc0 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ddc0\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\"><strong>DISCRETIONARY GRANTS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ddef {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2ddef\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2de16 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2de16\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Amigos del Arrecife de Tela (AMATELA)<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; 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The monitoring sites were discussed.<\/li>\n<li>AMATELA purchased the Multiparameter Probe PRO2030 with a four meter cable, a Secci disc, pH tapes, distilled water and calibration solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28462&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>XXXIV official meeting of the Interinstitutional Committee for the<br \/>\nEnvironment and Protected Areas of the Municipality of Tela.<br \/>\nPhoto: AMATELA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2de3b {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2de3b\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2de5f {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2de5f\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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font-size: 17px;\"><em><small>Photo: Fundaci\u00f3n Albatros<\/small><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dfba {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dfba\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dfde {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2dfde\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;gem-custom-subtitle-str-mobile&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 22px;\"><span class=\"light\">MAR+Invest is a blended finance mechanism with strong monitoring and evaluation of impacts, business acceleration and a capacity building program that aims to enable conditions for a sustainable ocean-based economy in the MAR. It will invest in market-based initiatives that make a positive contribution to the health and resilience of the coral reef ecosystems and communities of the Mesoamerican Reef.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e000 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e000\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e022 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e022\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Healthy Reefs Initiative<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;vista-blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;IMPACT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;IMPACTMONITORING&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report Card 2022 released in December 2022, with health reef data for the four MAR countries.<\/li>\n<li>Every pipeline project evaluated and impact assessment for Build &amp; Connect and Acceleration program candidates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e042 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e042\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">Sureste Sostenible<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;vista-blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;BUILD AND CONNECT: ENABLING CONDITIONS &amp; INNOVATION&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;BUILDANDCONNECT&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MAR-Leadership program: 25 leaders selected in November to participate in the 2023 cohort.<\/li>\n<li>The training program started in January 2023 with an in-person workshop of one week.<\/li>\n<li>From February to October 2023, leaders follow the mentorship program (one session per week) to strengthen business acumen, network and develop business models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28455&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28456&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28457&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Build &amp; Connect workshop<br \/>\nPhotos: Amy Jones\/MAR Fund<br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e063 {margin-top: 40px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0c4dca2e063\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\">New Ventures \/ Viwala<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;vista-blue&#8221; active_section=&#8221;99&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;FINANCING FACILITY&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;FINANCINGFACILITY&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visits to the four MAR countries executed between October 22 and January 23. Promotion of the Acceleration Programme, and visits organized with projects of the pipeline.<\/li>\n<li>Companies identified are evaluated on the business, finance and impact by the partners. New Ventures presented the most promising companies to the investment funds, and supported companies to prepare for raising funds.<\/li>\n<li>The Acceleration Programme call for proposal was open from February to April 2023, and eight projects have been selected by the Project Selection and Investment committee to participate in the training program which will run from June to November 2023. The projects \/ start-ups will be coached to develop business models, financial plan, marketing and impact evaluation. The launch of the program will be an in-person event in Cozumel in June 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Together with the British Embassy of Mexico and through a grant provided by the UK Tactical Fund, MAR+Invest organized a UK roadshow to present the initiative in four locations, and meet with UK-entrepreneurs and researchers who have potential solutions for the MAR threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28476&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Melanie McField\/HRI, Founder and Director of Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative (HRI), Armando Laborde, Managing Partner at New Ventures, and Roberto Velez, Science Officer from the British Embassy in Mexico, presented the MAR+Invest initiative in four marine research centers in the UK.<br \/>\nPhotos: Melanie McField<br 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