At Paso Pacifico, we've always been committed to education. Teaching about the environment from a young age is the best way to ensure that children grow up to value their natural resources and promote conservation. Since 2007, Paso Pacifico's environmental education teacher, Julie Martinez, has been traveling around the Paso del Istmo, taking hands-on environmental curriculum to schools. Last month, Julie took a group of schoolchildren from Sapoa (a small...
We're pleased with all the press coming out of WILD9. This piece in the San Antonio Current provides a great overview of the event and highlights our work in the context of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: Living forest and a tree plantation are perhaps primarily distinguished by the diversity of species present. Howler monkeys, orangutans, giant sloths, and jaguars are the stuff of forests, the substance of biodiversity. For this...
Rare giant sea turtle found on Stinson Beach An endangered giant sea turtle rarely found north of Mexico washed up alive on Stinson Beach after drifting possibly thousands of miles. "This is definitely a rare find, one of only three live olive ridley turtles I know of reported in the scientific literature since 2001 along the Central California coast," said Todd Steiner, a biologist and executive director of the Sea...
Trained by retired US National Park Service Ranger and Paso Pacifico Board Member Rick Smith, our turtle rangers form the "thin green line" protecting thousands of endangered animals and places. Working 'round the clock, turtle rangers patrol the beaches, monitoring nesting turtles, protecting hatchlings from predators, and using non-confrontational approaches to ask that egg poachers cease poaching on their beaches. We are extremely proud of our turtle rangers, who have...
In advance of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference, the Ventura County Star gives us more love:There is debate over whether any kind of meaningful international agreement will come out of the summit. But the local people attending think it will help push the climate issue further along and lay groundwork for a future agreement.“The value is that we continue to work toward a climate solution,” said Sarah Otterstrom, executive...
We are so pleased to learn that the What is Missing? (WIM) Foundation will honor Paso Pacifico by purchasing certified carbon offset credits and by donating to our Return to Forest project. We were thrilled to receive notification of this honor, along with an invitation to attend a REDD+ special event at the IPCC summit in Copenhagen next month. The WIM Foundation exists to "help protect habitat and safeguard biodiversity through...
La Prensa covered the presentation of our findings from this year's International Coastal Cleanup, gathering over 300,000 pounds of trash: Recolectan más de 300 mil libras de basura Un total de 332 mil 925 libras de basura inorgánica fue recolectada durante la jornada, en la que participaron 30 municipios que poseen costas incluyendo a Bluefields, Corn Island, San Rafael del Sur, Granada, Diriamba, Jinotepe, Juigalpa, Corinto, Puerto Cabezas, San Juan...
¡Felicidades Karina! Meet Karina Alvarez, from Pueblo Nuevo in the Rivas province of Nicaragua. Karina won honorable mention in a national children's art contest, after taking a Paso Pacifico-sponsored course in nature painting. Karina is a shining example of how our environmental education programs help develop a culture of conservation.
We're excited to have videographers from CAVUsite.org visiting the Paso del Istmo this week. They're getting footage for a documentary on the future of tourism in Nicaragua. Dedicated to helping people solve complex problems related to the management and conservation of natural resources, CAVU uses flight, film, and education to bring people and communities together for conservation.
San Juan del Sur's Annual Panga Fishing Tournament took place this weekend. Paso Pacifico's National Director, Liza Gonzalez was on hand to deliver a presentation about marine conservation. If you watch this video, you'll understand why everyone at Paso Pacifico is happy to be a part of the San Juan del Sur community.
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