Volunteers hard at work in Ostional Starting early in the morning, thousands of volunteers joined us in our efforts to protectNicaragua's waterways for the International Coastal Cleanup Day, an annual event organized by the Ocean Conservancy. Our volunteers worked along the coast from San Juan del Sur to Ostional, and up the riverbanks to Escameca. Coastal cleanup includes our river banks. These kids are lending a hand in Escameca. This event...
The MIDWAY media project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. The Midway Trash-a-Thon illustrates the importance of cleaning up our waterways. Watch this video of two members of the Midway Journey project rummaging through a huge pile of garbage. It looks like they could be at a municipal dump, but they're just sitting among garbage collected on the beaches of the tiny,...
“Limpieza Internacional de Costas” Nicaragua 2009 PROGRAMA 6:00a.m. - Salida de Managua 9:00 a.m. Llegada a San Juan del Sur 9:30ª.m. Palabras de apertura y agradecimiento Alcalde de la Municipalidad de San Juan del Sur, Jorge Sánchez. 9:45ª.m. Palabras de Liza González, Directora Nacional de Paso Pacífico. 10:00 Acto Cultural a cargo del grupo Folclórico de San Juan del Sur. 12:30p.m Almuerzo 3:00p.m. Cierre de Campaña Limpieza Internacional de...
Event to benefit Central American forests, wildlife Noche Tropical September 11th Brooks Restaurant Ventura, CA We're in the news at the Ventura County Star: Local wines, a Latin-inspired meal and stories from the tropics will highlight Noche Tropical, a fundraiser benefiting the wildlife and forests of Central America on Thursday at BROOKS Restaurant in Ventura. “This fundraiser was inspired by realizing that there are members of the local community who...
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...
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