Marine

Conservation and Education in Amazon Communities

The project aims to strengthen community commitment to conservation through local participation in education and monitoring of aquatic resources.

Project Right Whale – Evaluating the Impact of Touristic Activities on Southern Right Whales in North Patagonia, Argentina

The only location in Argentina, and one of the only places in the world, where it is legal to swim with southern right whales (SRWs) under specific restrictions, is inside the Gulf of San Matías, Province of Río Negro. Due to this legalization and the consequential important role of SRWs in the development of this coastal area, especially in the region of San Antonio, this study aims to obtain information on their behavioural reaction to these human approaches. The results of this study will be an indispensable tool for the implementation of regulations and conservation measurements towards these vulnerable animals in the region.

The Development of Community Marine Turtle Conservation in Southwest Madagascar

The project aims to assess the status of marine turtle populations in southwest Madagascar and to promote and develop community marine turtle conservation.

Forest Canopies as Safe Havens from Amphibian Chytrid Fungus, Phase II: Enigmatic Dispersal Mechanisms and Environmental Distribution

This project strives to elucidate the environmental distribution of amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) throughout Cusuco National Park, Honduras while also assessing the relative significance of four possible dispersal pathways including: amphibians, arthropods, wind/rain, and human locomotion. The resulting information will allow us to evaluate the risk of chytrid exposure faced by each of the park’s 16 endangered amphibian species based on amphibian behavior, distribution, and life history and evaluate various modes of pathogen dispersal which occur within the natural environment.

Supporting of Eurasian Otter Conservation in Georgia

The project aim is to support conflict mitigation, elaborate monitoring guidelines for otter monitoring in protected areas of Georgia and implement public awareness activities.

From Turtles Hunters to Conservation Allies: A First Step in Community based Conservation in the Magdalena Area

Colombia Marina aims to diminish the pressure in sea turtles while promoting social participation in the design of new activities for economic income generation which permit self sufficiency.

Nevis Sea Turtle Conservation Project

The aim of the project is to protect sea turtles nesting on Nevis, to educate the general public especially children on the need for sea turtle and indeed marine conservation.

Population Assessment and Conservation Status of the Marine Otter and the Southern River Otter in the Islands and Channels of Southern Chile

The main objective of this project is to obtain information about Chungungo and Huillín populations in islands and channels, in order to estimate the current conservation status s and to propose effective conservation measures.

Global Penguin Society: The Penguin Advocacy for the Ocean

The goal of this project is to promote the protection of the world’s penguin species, fostering integrated ocean conservation through science, management and education. To achieve this goal we are organizing and consolidating an alliance-building force called The Global Penguin Society (GPS).

Educating People for a Local Monitoring Program of the Cana Coral Reef Ecosystem at the Corn Island, Nicaragua

Our objective is to strengthen the consolidation of the Corn Islands Marine Reserve by using an environmental education and training program, for the establishment of a long term ecological monitoring program that involves directly the local community.