By, Rick Smith, Paso Pacifico Director and Retired US-National Park Ranger Desde los años medios del siglo 19, la idea de crear áreas protegidas públicas se ha desarrollado en el mundo. Usando las reservas en manos particulares o las reservas reales como una base, ciertos filósofos democráticos labraban el concepto de apartar secciones del terreno publico para preservarlas como ejemplos del patrimonio nacional para el uso y el goce del...
It's that time of year again. In just over one month, Nicaragua will join the world in saying no to garbage and yes to clean waterways and beaches! The International Coastal Clean-up is September 25th, 2010 at a beach or river near you! Did you know that in only its second year participating in the International Coastal Clean-up, Nicaragua had the eleventh highest number of volunteers in the world? Sign...
"A leatherback turtle has made a surprise return to a Malaysian beach after 32 years, a report said Friday, hailed as a 'miracle' by conservationists and renewing hopes for the endangered species." Read more at Discovery News.
This month marks a major milestone for Paso Pacífico, our FIVE YEAR anniversary! We started modestly, and though we have grown, we continue to place emphasis on working at the grass-roots level. By believing in the little non-profit that could, YOU have helped to make this achievement possible. Thank you. Together, we have made an impact by empowering local communities through jobs in conservation and incentives for good stewardship. We...
Conservation begins and ends with education. Given the right tools to protect their environment, the next generation can give our world a cleaner, more sustainable future. The importance of educating people, particularly children, has not gone overlooked by Paso Pacifico as we work to conserve natural resources and native wildlife species. In the past few weeks, Paso Pacifico launched its newest conservation and environmental education project. With generous support from...
Our friends at SeaTurtle.org remind us of the many resources they make available to people interested in studying and protecting sea turtles: Satellite Tracking Website Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System (STNMS) Sea Turtle Rehabilitation and Necropsy Database (STRAND) International Sea Turtle Observation Registry (ISTOR) Sea Turtle Volunteer Log Sea Turtle Document Library Sea Turtle Job and Volunteer Board Sea Turtle Glossary Sea Turtle Groups Directory Cinema and Sea...
In partnership with farmers and local communities, Paso Pacífico has recently reforested four new sites at key locations across the Paso del Istmo. Reforestation took place within areas of tropical dry forest, which is the most endangered forest ecosystem in Nicaragua and one of the most threatened worldwide. Sixteen thousand trees, composed of fourteen native species, were planted across areas totaling more than sixty acres. To reforest these properties, Paso...
We've already posted about the Changing Oceans special issue of Science, but we think it's important to focus on how climate change is affecting marine wildlife habitat. Marine ecosystems are centrally important to the biology of the planet, yet a comprehensive understanding of how anthropogenic climate change is affecting them has been poorly developed. Recent studies indicate that rapidly rising greenhouse gas concentrations are driving ocean systems toward conditions not...
Felicitaciones to our friends at Fauna & Flora International. Their Leatherback Conservation project was named Eco-Index Eco-Initiative of the Month: Through this project, Fauna and Flora International (FFI) aims to contribute to the conservation of the critically endangered leatherback turtles on the three most important nesting beaches of Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast. This goal builds on FFI’s progress in beach monitoring and capacity building since 2002, and implements critical elements of...
This week only, you can support Paso Pacífico by participating in this e-Bay auction for one of eight solar powered, designer handbags. Proceeds will go to supporting Paso Pacífico’s program in partnership with Portable Light, which distributes solar-powered lights to women and children in energy-poor Nicaraguan communities. For the many families without electricity, simple nightly tasks like finishing homework or cooking dinner become possible for the first time. Additionally, Paso Pacífico...
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