Project Objective: The objective is to promote the conservation and long-term sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity (BD) of global importance through effectively and equitably managed marine-coastal protected areas (MPAs), which will contribute to improving the economic welfare of the Guatemalan population.
Marine Protected Areas
LME,Sea,Coastal
Budget
21,635,988.53 USD
Total Cost of the project
5,354,545 USD
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. The Nature Conservancy is working with you to make a lasting difference around the world in more than 35 countries, all 50 states and your backyard.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is the public entity specialized in the area of environment and natural goods and services from the Public Sector. Its mission is to protect the natural systems that develop and sustain life in all its forms and expressions, fostering a culture of respect and harmony with the nature, preserving and using the natural resources in a sustainable way.
The National Council for Protected Areas (in Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas, CONAP) is the government agency of that has as its mission the conservation and the sustainable use of the biological diversity and protected areas of Guatemala. CONAP was created by Decree 4-89, or the Law of Protected Areas (in Spanish: Ley de Areas Protegidas, LAP) gave jurisdiction to over the System of Protected Areas of Guatemala (in Spanish: Sistema Guatemalteco de Áreas Protegidas, SIGAP), which is the conglomeration of all protected areas, and those under special protection in the country
Contacts
Biodiversity Team Leader