We look forward to attending the Clinton Global Initiative later this month where we'll be recognized for our work empowering women and supporting sustainable agriculture. A relatively young organization founded by women, we launched our environmental programs in communities throughout the Rivas province of Nicaragua, with no thought for the gender of our participants. Over time it has become apparent that the success of Paso Pacifico's projects hinges on the...
We're pleased to be joining forces with the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Leon (UNAN-Leon) in Nicaragua. We'll be working together to do conservation work, conduct research, and provide internship opportunities for students. To celebrate our new partnership, they're joining us to help coordinate Nicaragua's 2nd annual International Coastal Cleanup Day, covering 12 km of beaches along the Pacific coast.
September 4th, 2009 10:00 am Restaurant Cafe El Garabato An invitation for members of the press to learn about Nicaragua's participation in the International Coastal Cleanup Day, co-sponsored by MARENA and the Ocean Conservancy. Cleanup day activities will take place along 12 Km of Nicaragua's Pacific coastline on September 19th.
For more than two decades, poachers raided every single sea turtle nest on the beach in Ostional, a small fishing village along the Nicaragua's southern Pacific coast. Determined to change that, we came up with a system of incentive payments to reward individuals for finding, reporting, and protecting turtle nests, and additional incentive payments to reward the community at large for supporting our conservation efforts. How's that commitment to voluntary...
"Our" turtle Brasilia has made it to El Salvador. You can monitor her progress here. Our turtle rangers have also encountered a third Hawksbill turtle, which will receive the transmitter which was stolen from Karen.
Paso Pacifico and the Red de Reservas Silvestres Privadas have officially joined forces to help to guide our partnership and strengthen Paso Pacifico’s commitment to supporting the Private Reserve Network. We are very fortunate to be partnering with such a valuable organization and its members. Please check out the website for the Red de Reservas Silvestres Privadas when you have a chance. You will be amazed at how the membership...
September 4th Paso Pacifico will be holding a national press conference with MARENA and its many other partners about the International Coastal Clean-up. We expect it to be a major press event. Stay tuned for more coverage. The clean up is scheduled for September 19th. We have also received a grant to support the clean-up event. A portion of the fund will be used to purchase garbage canisters to be...
Our coastal, harbor, and waterways cleanups are even more important than we thought: WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2009 — In the first study to look at what happens over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in the world’s oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics — reputed to be virtually indestructible — decompose with surprising speed and release potentially toxic substances into the water. Reporting here today...
We are thrilled that our partners at the Portable Light Project are INDEX Award finalists. The INDEX Award is one of the most significant awards for designs that improve life. We've just put our new solar FLAP bags from the Portable Light Project to work in the field. Sloan Kuyper from the Portable Light Project teaches turtle rangers about his team's product. Turtle Rangers at La Flor show off their...
NOVA: Hunting the Hidden Dimension Paso Pacifico founder, ecologist Sarah Otterstrom, ponders our carbon sequestration projects. Bill Enquist, a plant ecologist at the University of Arizona, is using fractals to further understanding of forests and how they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to help regulating the Earth's climate. Enquist and his team of scientists are working in forest reserves in the Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica, which borders the area where...
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