Photos: Fundación Albatros and Martin Leglize
We share updates and achievements from projects and initiatives implemented by MAR Fund in collaboration with allies and partners in the four MAR countries.
MAR Fund supports regional programs that promote sustainability, conservation, and the responsible use of the Mesoamerican Reef.
This work is carried out in close collaboration with public and private entities, local communities, and conservation organizations,
and with the valuable support of international donors.
Donors have contributed key resources to drive our conservation programs.
Local partners supported across 4 countries.
Marine and coastal protected areas have been strengthened in management, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity protection.
Millions have been managed to fund conservation and sustainable development projects.
Photo: Alan Marquardt (Ocean Agency)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global agenda set out by the United Nations with the aim of eradicating poverty, protecting the environment, and ensuring universal well-being by 2030.
MAR Fund directly contributes to the advancement of several of these goals through restoration, management and inter-institutional collaboration projects, promoting sustainable development in its economic, social and environmental dimensions.
The Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) is the largest coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystems. It stretches along more than 1,000 kilometres, from the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) to the Bay Islands (Honduras), passing through Belize and Guatemala.
This interconnected network of coastal habitats supports more than 500 species of fish, colourful corals and endangered species such as sea turtles and manatees. It is also home to the largest known aggregation of whale sharks.
The MAR's mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs make it a biodiversity refuge and a vital ecosystem for coastal protection, food security and the local economy of millions of people in the region.
Photo: Google Earth
Join us to protect the Mesoamerican Reef for future generations.
Photo: Judith Morales
Taller inicial de la 2ª. convocatoria
Del 1 al 3 de julio de 2025, se llevó a cabo en Ciudad de Guatemala el Taller Inicial para los proyectos seleccionados en la segunda convocatoria del proyecto «Protección de los Recursos Marítimos en América Central III (Fase III)”, una iniciativa financiada por la Cooperación Alemana a través del KfW, en el marco del programa Salvando Nuestras Áreas Protegidas de MAR Fund.
Durante tres días, 31 representantes técnicos y administrativos de 16 áreas protegidas marino costeras de México, Belice, Guatemala y Honduras se reunieron para fortalecer capacidades, intercambiar experiencias y alinear estrategias para una implementación efectiva y coordinada de sus proyectos.
También participaron organizaciones de sociedad civil que acompañarán la ejecución de estos proyectos.
