{"id":20262,"date":"2026-03-02T20:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/?page_id=20262"},"modified":"2026-06-10T04:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T04:10:42","slug":"saving-our-protected-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/saving-our-protected-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Our Protected Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saving Our Protected Areas<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Un legado de cuidado para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Foto: Alejandro Jos\u00e9 Castro<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Mesoamerican Reef System (SAM) sustains the food security, livelihoods, and well-being of millions of people from Mexico to Honduras. However, it faces critical threats such as climate change, overfishing, and habitat loss.<\/p>

Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MCPAs) are essential for preserving critical habitats, protecting marine species, and maintaining ecological processes that sustain life in the region. Effective management turns them into key tools for reducing environmental threats and generating sustainable development opportunities for local communities.<\/p>

MAR Fund drives the Saving Our Protected Areas program to consolidate a priority network of these areas to promote climate change adaptation, conserve natural resources and ecological processes, ensure connectivity and ecosystem services, and foster sustainable use of natural resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Foto: Edwin Cabrera<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We work through:<\/p>

  1. Effective management plans.<\/li>
  2. Multi-stakeholder governance platforms.<\/li>
  3. Participatory community monitoring.

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    This effort seeks to strengthen ecological connectivity, promote climate change adaptation, and ensure conservation and sustainable use of resources. In doing so, it protects the essential ecosystem services for SAM communities and contributes to securing their well-being for future generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConservation and sustainable use of natural resources in and\namong the selected marine and coastal protected areas (MCPAs)\nin the Mesoamerican Reef System (SAM).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlearn more about phase III\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    Previous Projects<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Completed projects continue to represent a valuable component of MAR Fund’s journey in the conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef System. They are presented here as part of the historical record and collective learning that underpins current actions. Each one contributed knowledge, experiences, and results that strengthen regional management and the long-term protection of the SAM marine and coastal ecosystems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Marine Resource Conservation in C. A. (Phase I and II)<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Foto: TASA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Re-financing
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    Foto: Sebastien Proust-PPD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMarine and coastal protected areas of the SAM share experiences and innovative technologies to improve the monitoring and surveillance\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIntercambio de experiencias binacional fortalece la vigilancia y la cooperaci\u00f3n entre \u00e1reas marino-costeras de M\u00e9xico y Belice\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Saving Our Protected Areas Un legado de cuidado para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano Foto: Alejandro Jos\u00e9 Castro The Mesoamerican Reef System (SAM) sustains the food<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20262","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20262"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23045,"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20262\/revisions\/23045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marfund2.argon83portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}