Marviva Foundation

Annual Report MarViva Foundation:

2020

1 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 2020 Publications 25 Planning (MSP) Marine Spatial 8 message General’s Director 4 Contents marine products marine products consumption of and production Responsible 16 conferences technical fora and Contribution in 32 Foundation MarViva 5 Financials 37 by plastics pollution of marine Deterrence 19 areas focus Startegic 6 Acknowledgements 38 Humanitarian aid 24 What we do 7

2 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Sunset in the Gulfof Nicoya, CostaRica Photography: Design: Editorial coordination: Internal revision: Edition: Author: Credits Ximena Díaz Ortiz Ximena DíazOrtiz Alejandra Pacheco MarViva technical team ©Fundación MarViva, ©Shutterstock Jorge Jiménez Ramón A. Kelly Rojas Correa

3 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 the work toprotect the model restrictions health by modifying tothe challenge ofresponded exchange mechanisms. We coordination and information changes incommunication, international alliances through forgingwork and local team, consolidating ourregional has continued tomake animpact, Despite theuncertainty, MarViva by theCOVID-19 pandemic. environmental caused impact economic and social, by theincalculable human, reflection, overshadowed The year 2020was of deep Director General’s message has been of greathas been relevance inthe for adaptation andresilience that capacity anextraordinary period, The staff hasshown, duringthis of great and adjustment. learning duringthis time continued support management andstaff for their donors, colleagues, beneficiaries, I sincerely thankMarViva’s more projects, more partnerships. more andgreater challenges, Our work hascontinued with that governs of each ourinitiatives. motivationthe genuine personal work links withoutlosingsightof and allies, strengthening remote ofhealth ourstaff, collaborators Director General Dr. Jorge Jiménez Ramón A. in theEastern Tropical Pacific. conservation andsustainability and contributing tomarine and multi-sectoralcollaboration for innovationopportunities crisis,this global promoting we willmove from forward I amconfident that together present andfuture generations. for thewell-being of interruption us tocontinue working without fulfillment allowingof ourmission,

4 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Pacific (ETP). Eastern Tropical resources inthe marine andcoastal sustainable useof conservation and To promote the Mission non-government, non-profit organization. established in2002,isaregional, MarViva Foundation generations. present andfuture well-being for the generatingocean, and healthy A biodiverse Vision Silky shark ( Carcharhinus falciformis Carcharhinus )

5 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 17°N 1°N 106°W 106°W Pacific Ocean Thermal Dome Costa Rica Tropical Pacific Geographic focus area: Caribean Sea Panama Eastern Colombia

6 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 on advisory and empowerment andempowerment on advisory interinstitutional based approach ecosystemic, multisectoraland stakeholders, we promote an between training andpartnerships technical and scientificinformation, development. Through access to conservation andsustainable strategies, andplansfor marine effectiveness of regulations, tooptimizecapacities the of institutional andsectoral MarViva theconstruction supports and regional levels. user sectorsat national, thelocal, between state entitiesandmarine coordination andcollaboration that hindertheflow of information, management. There are barriers regarding marineprotection and constraints and structural budgetary technical, political, Tropical Pacific (ETP)face Coastal countries intheEastern What we do of relevant actorsfor decision pillars: resources, underthree strategic of marineandcoastal and areas the protection and management planning anddecision-makingfor in and multisectoralparticipation development,basis, partnership prioritize thetechnical-scientific Panama, andColombia, we inCostaheadquarters Rica, From ouroperational and coastal areas. integrated management of marine inthe sectors andcivilsociety the involvement of community governance structures, ensuring consolidation of participatory facilitate theestablishment and we of thenatural resource. Also, practices for theconservation best andvoluntary measures and evaluation of management making intheimplementation marine pollution marine pollution marine products consumption of production and production Marine Spatial Prevention of Responsible by plastics Planning (MSP) ₪ ₪

7 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 PILLARS STRATEGIC Chocó, Colombia Gulf of Tribugá, Nuquí Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP) organizations (NGOs), among others. organizations amongothers. (NGOs), centers, and non-governmental coastal populations, research organizations,community-based developers,infrastructure large tourismentrepreneurs, sectors, transport smalland and maritime industrial, sport) governments, fishing(artisanal, institutional entities, local include publicauthorities, Relevantthe ocean. stakeholders management andconservation of implementation of for measures and design, in theplanning, involves diverse interest groups andprosperity.health MSP ecological, economic, andsocial objectives of complementary and resources. Itconsiders of marine andcoastal areas and integratedmanagement process for multisectoralplanning MSP isapublicandparticipatory international scopes. of income and local inthe local andcritical sources security food the sustainability of biodiversity, environmental services, harming of habitats, ecosystems, and This accelerates thedegradation users andtheenvironment. among users, aswell asbetween monitoring generates conflicts organization, regulation, and The lack of spatial-temporal world population growth. technological advances, and withglobalization, intensified marine life conservation) have security, pollution, research, development,infrastructure generation, andcoastal ocean navigation,tourism, energy mineral resources, mariculture, (e.g., exploitation of natural and Human activitiesat sea

8 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Artisanal fishers inNuquí,Chocó, Colombia MarViva on: itsefforts focuses governance. participatory and highseas regional, local, Strengthening of framework. and institutional the regulatory improvement of advocacy for the Policy andmedia development. integrated coastal Promotion of change impacts. face of climate tourism) in fishing and (emphasis: activities of productive Adaptation Multisectoral information. and access to the management Transparency in making. and decision- in planning participation and ecosystems. coastal habitats of marine and overexploitation species, and of vulnerable trade fishing, Combat of illegal Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP) development. and sustainable of biodiversity the protection forperspective with along-term and resources of marine areas management Integral

9 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 during 2020include: partners, withourdonorsandlocal relevantIn partnership advances Validated zoning proposaland nesting. turtle of fisheriesand artisanal implementationStrengthened portion of theGulfof Chiriquí portion km management of more than4,200 agreement for theco- voluntary monitoring for participatory in Colombia, through support Cabo Corrientes (DRMI GTCC) Management Gulfof Tribugá- Regional District for Integrated of theManagement Planfor the 2 of inthecentral marinearea

Developed databaseDeveloped on Rica, Panama and Colombia. the jurisdictionalwaters of Costa areas, in andother marineareas areas, marine management restrictions inmarineprotected geographic limitsanduse environmental authorities. the national fisheriesand Fishers (FENAPESCA) and National Federation of Artisanal fishingsectors, and sport the representatives of theartisanal of (Panama), withparticipation Green seaturtle ( Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP) Chelonia mydas Chelonia )

10 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Regional governance

Promoted adoptionof ahybrid Trained representatives of Dominican Republic (42)onthe of Central America andthe andgovernmentsbodies organizations, regional international andcivilsociety organizations andcivil society, representatives of international national before jurisdiction, beyond inareas biodiversity and sustainable useof agreement on theconservation the approval of aninternational Dome, sitetowards asamodel of area theThermal high seas governance scheme for the Costa Rica ThermalDome. use of resources high seas inthe conservation andsustainable

Validated work plan Dome into the marine-coastal Dome intothemarine-coastal to incorporate theThermal environmental authorities proposal before theregional Conservation Institute. Mission Blue, andMarine Blue MarineFoundation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), OceanCare, (TNC), Conservancy Fishing Watch, TheNature BirdLife International, Global Environmental Defense (AIDA), Interamerican Association for Defense Council (NRDC), International, Natural Resources Charitable Trusts, Conservation (IUCN), Greenpeace, ThePew for Conservation of Nature including: International Union

Trained community leaders, territories). andmarine andcoastalareas governance of marineprotected fishing legislationpolicy; and progress; environmental and andsocial participation associativity, effective public alternative conflict resolution, and Colombia (emphasis: than 400) in Costa Rica, Panama, and thefishingsector(more of international organizations public officials, representatives System (SICA). Central American Integration and Development (CCAD) of the Commission onEnvironment agenda of theCentral American Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP)

11 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Local governance Active collaboration inthe Technical andpolicy ◆ ◆ Alliance, inColombia, including: framework of theNuquí DRMI GTCC. inthe areas marine protected including therecognition of ofMunicipality Nuquí, Colombia, the Development Planof the advocacy for theapproval of

Strengthened organizationStrengthened collective Afro-descendant Policy advocacy andmedia organizations, ethnic more than20civilsociety Alliance, madeupof ofand structure theNuquí Chocó region. inTribugá,mega-port inthe construction of a potential territories against the for theprotection of ◆ ◆

Trained members of Trained of members parliamentary Officialized to defend the DRMI to defend theDRMI FishingArtisanal (GICPA) and Community Group of and theInterinstitutional Council of LosRiscales the GeneralCommunity inter-institutional governance. of communitymodels and coast of Chocó andtheirown of areas thePacificprotected acknowledgement of the declaration in wellbeing. communities’ collective thatmodel promotes coastal inter-ethnic development strategies indefense of an the implementation of youth for andleaders tourism operators, universities, authorities, ◆ ◆

5 million people sensitized 5 millionpeople More than300articles in Nuquí. in Nuquí. construction of amega-port tothepotential associated mechanisms participation requirements, andpublic the impacts, transparency on through digitalmeans communities. of the livelihoods local overport and biodiversity the threat of themega- national addressing media, inregional and published development plans. of ethno- local in support and publicparticipation communication of arguments, intheGulfof Tribugá,port the construction of amega- identification of of impacts GTCC leveraging for tools Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP)

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Responsible Fishing Committee, Policy advocacy andmedia protected area resources. area protected making andmanagement of the in administrative decision governance andrepresentation Council torestore multi-sectoral National Park’s Directive of theagreement of theCoiba in Panama for theissuance (‘Red delGolfo’), Costa Rica. within theGulfof Nicoya Network body established asapermanent fishingassociations,8 artisanal of thepresidentscomposed of participation of 50Colombian participation construction of adeepwaterconstruction

Artisanal fishingorganizationsArtisanal Diagnostic study conducted and Pochote, intheGulfof formalized inColorado, Níspero, Costa Rica. and coastal development in marine fisheries governance coordination mechanisms for efficiency of inter-institutional on theeffectiveness and Nicoya, Costa Rica. of normative project009 Port of Tribugá included of 2020that allowed the promoted thedismissal promoted the construction of the the construction artists. #AlianzaNuquí port in Nuquí, Chocó. inNuquí, port expropriation for the campaign againstcampaign The informativeThe

Pilot baseline of social and of social Pilot baseline Social ProgressSocial Index (SPI). Rica, intheframework of the canton of Puntarenas, Costa fishing sectorinthe central indicators generated for the environmental welfare than mega-port would affectmega-port the migratory corridor ofmore The constructionThe ofthe 1,500humpback whales Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP)

13 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Illegal fishingandtrade of marinespecies Hammerhead Shark( 6 regulatory projects 6 regulatory International agreement longlines to reduce bycatch of practicesbest intheuse of Panama, andColombia, on strengthened inCosta Rica, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile). Rica, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, and coastal resources (Costa the overexploitation of marine thatfishing subsidies encourage toeliminate Organization (WTO) atpromoted theWorld Trade Sphyrna lewini Sphyrna )

Policy advocacy for andmedia lawsuit. of a in support intervention in Colombia, including awritten for endangered sharkfisheries the elimination quotas of global fishing usingselective gear. promotion of tuna responsible of coral reef ecosystems, and shrimp trawling, protection management, elimination of shark catches andsharkfishery marine species, of reduction

Involvement of more than30 combating illegal fishing. institutional framework for Fishing andweakened the Commission for Responsible from thesector andNGOs which excluded thescientific to thenew Fisheries Law, the Presidency of Panama veto by issued the partial ofcompanies insupport scientific associations, and environmental organizations, Marine SpatialPlanning(MSP)

14 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 - 1 on-line petition subscribed by subscribed 1 on-linepetition advocacy againstMedia these actors. 2 pronouncements by the 3 manifestos by theartisanal Policy advocacy to promote the by coastal local governments tourism sector, 13agreements fishing andtourismsectors, multisectoral alliances and of shrimp trawling, including of Costa Rica tothereactivation veto by issued thePresidency and theinvolvement of 117 radio andtelevision media, inwritten,digital,1,000 articles more than120,000 people, over everything”, including: “Trawlingcampaign devastates shrimp trawling withthe pronouncement between pronouncement, and1joint

Technical advocacy andpolitical fishing andtourismsectors, organizations from theartisanal Wild Fauna andFlora(CITES). Trade of inEndangered Species Convention onInternational inAppendix II ofincluded the interest offor fishery species viability ofrequests export in charge of determiningthe the solescientific authority Aquaculture (INCOPESCA) as Institute of Fisheries and established theCosta Rican 40379-MINAE-MAG, which Executiveannulled Decree thatresulting inacourt ruling organizations.civil society organizations, academia and communityof tourism, municipalities, chambers

Technical inthe support control Strengthened and Costa Rica. Conservation (CIMCA) Area in Coastal Commission of theOsa institutional Marineand the platform of theInter- and organic methods, through shrimp usingconventional of production salt andfarmed to Law 9814onthesustainable preparation of theRegulations during theclosure season. Island toconduct marinepatrols the fishingorganizations of Chira technical and to financial support of Nicoya, Costa Rica, through actionsintheGulf surveillance Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)

15 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 PILLARS STRATEGIC ( Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Thunnus ) Panama, andColombia, marine challenge. InCosta Rica, The PTO faces thissame ecosystems (Worm 2006). etal., of marine andthesurvival security irreparably damaging food stocks could collapse by 2050, 100% of commercially harvested such arate consumption, of global are underexploited (FAO, 2020).At unsustainable levels, andonly6% overexploited, 34%are exploitedat 60% of marinefish stocks are year. Itisestimated that around equivalent capita to20.5kg per per fordestined humanconsumption, overall 156milliontonswere total, year infirstbillion per sales. Of the representing more thanUS$401 which corresponds towildcatch), year (53%ofmillion tons(t)per amounts tomore than 179 World fisheriesproduction consumption of seafood products Responsible production and dependent onthesea. dependent in vulnerable populations and tourismmicro-entrepreneurs fishersof artisanal responsible conservation andthewell-being incentives for environmental of technical andfinancial we encourage the consolidation responsibility. Incomplement, to environmental andsocial commercial actors’commitment value chains that reward the creation of fishingandtourism of resources. We the support in theuseandconsumption on habitats andecosystems that reduce humanpressure We practices promote good of andservices. marine products responsible supplyanddemand the sensitization of actorstowards communities. MarViva supports sources of incoastal livelihoods tourism andfisheriesare critical

16 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Yellowfin tuna( MarViva on: itsefforts focuses of theocean. management and integral protection sector inthe corporate of the Engagement Thunnus albacares Thunnus conservation. for marine incentives of market Consolidation ) products. of fishery traceability fortools of technological Implementation Responsible production and consumption of consumption seafood and production Responsible products and services. marine products consumption of practices inthe towards best market actors Sensitization of ecotourism. fishing and emphasis on activities, with productive responsible Promotion of criteria. responsibility and social environmental on based initiatives, mariculture to Support

17 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 partners, withourdonorsandlocal relevantIn partnership advances during 2020include: Despite the impacts of the Despite theimpacts in 123 fisherstrained Costa 9 receiving centers inCosta Rica, E-commerce solutions sanitary measures inthecontext measures sanitary totheclosuresresponse and criteria,in responsibility validated underenvironmental of marineproducts artisanal forpromoted commercialization artisanal marine products), marine products), artisanal over insales of 80%reduction COVID-19 (including pandemic skills.interpersonal administrative, commercial and equity, and fishing, responsible with emphasisongender Rica, Panama, andColombia, recurring customers. and for potential approaching management andstrategies tools on theuseof digitalbusiness Panama, andColombia trained of theCOVID-19 pandemic.

maturity size, legal fishingground, 81 annualtonsof fish artisanal point of sale.point with traceability tothe final Rica, Panama, andColombia, fishing value chains in Costa marketed through responsible criteria, including respect tothe including respect criteria, species vulnerability,species minimum temporal closures,temporal andtheuse registers the artisanal fishing registers theartisanal environmental responsibility MarViva’s traceability system product’s compliance with of selective fishing gear. Responsible production and consumption of consumption seafood and production Responsible products

Executed digital campaign Technical advocacy andpolitical 60 managers of receiving centers Regional awareness campaign in Veraguas, Panama. of productive initiativessupport #TurismoPeroResponsable, in involved. 200 micro-enterprises which encompasses more over Montijo. andGulfof Chiriquí route inSantaCatalina, Gulfof prioritizingthemarine Plan, under Panama’s Tourism Master as atourismdevelopment pole for theinclusion of Veraguas Committees. of 8COVID-19 Emergency including theestablishment context ofpandemic, thehealth onsafety protocolstrained inthe in theGulfof Montijo(Panama) duringEasterproducts Week. consumption of seafood executed promoting responsible

18 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 PILLARS STRATEGIC ( Green seaturtle Chelonia mydas Chelonia ) and reach 29 million tons per year.and reach 29milliontonsper willtriplebyinto theocean 2040 to Pew, theannualflow of plastic 2015).According(Jambeck etal., minute of plastic every truckload annually, equivalent to1garbage tons of plastics entertheoceans Change. Worldwide, 8million the Paris Agreement onClimate below 1.5°C, inaccordance with if wewarming aimtolimitglobal 20% of the annualquotaallowed greenhouse gases, afigure close to more than850milliontons(t)of incineration of plastics generated and production In 2019,theglobal Combating marinepollutionbyplastics improper wasteimproper management. to produce disposable itemsand its transformation withchemicals extraction of theraw material to throughout itslife cycle, from the Plastic alsoaffects human health interest for humanconsumption. and multiplefish of commercial of cetacean (UNEP, species 2020) of seabird species, more than40% aswell as44%debris pollution, some affectation from plastic sufferAll ofturtles sea species

19 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Goliath grouper ( MarViva on: itsefforts focuses use plastics. the rejection of single- recycling, toencourage practices, beyond consumerabout best Raising awareness Epinephelus itajara Epinephelus ) plastics. the useof disposable practices toreduce committed togood establishments of commercial acknowledgement Public Engagement of of solidwaste. management in integrated governments municipal sector and the corporate Combating marine pollution by plastics of responsibilities. and theestablishment marine plastic pollution for of thereduction international legislation national, and municipal, Promotion of

20 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Regional initiatives: partners, withourdonorsandlocal relevantIn partnership advances during2020include: International facilitation and Promotion of international legal pollution from single-use from single-use pollution toreduce marine instrument Guatemala, Honduras, El representatives from Mexico, of institutional the participation Pacific’,the Northeast including Action Planon MarineLitter for construction of the‘Regional for the technical support Marine Litter andMicroplastics’. Group on Ad Expert Hoc ended Programme (UNEP)‘Open- Nationsthe United Environment in plastics through participation

At least 1,100publicauthorities, Actions toreduce single-use Guatemala, Honduras, El community sensitized inMexico, universities andscientific establishments, NGOs, owners of commercial Ocean Commission (CCO). framework of theColombian Marine Corridor’, inthe of theEastern Tropical Pacific National Technical Committee ‘2020-2024 Work Plan of the inthe included plastic pollution UNEP coordination. Panama, andColombia, under Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Combating marine pollution by plastics Implemented Implemented television). to newspapers, radio, and networks,on social inaddition outreach of 1millionpeople (estimatedand regional media national, with local, partnership Rica, Panama, andColombia, in awareness inCosta campaigns #ChaoPlásticoDesechable toreduce measures it. regulatory forms of consumption,and plastic waste, sources of waste, by of marinepollution impacts ecological andsocioeconomic and Ecuador, onthenegative Panama, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica,

21 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 National regulations: Strengthened ‘NationalStrengthened Planfor Technical, andmedia political, projects inCosta13 regulatory disposable plastics, styrofoam, and/or prohibition of theuseof management andtheregulation proposals toimprove solidwaste including strengthened, Rica, Panama, andColombia proposals for awareness-raising, through legal analysis and plastics inColombia’,single-use the sustainable management of House of Representatives. by theFifth Commission of the unanimously inthefirst debate national territory, approved plasticsof inthe single-use marketing, anddistribution the manufacture, export, import, Colombia, at aimed prohibiting toBill010of 2020in support and polystyrene.

Technical, andmedia political, and impact monitoring. monitoring. and impact extended producer responsibility, replacement plastics. of single-use andprogressivereduction 2, 2020,which regulates the adoption of Law 187of December advocacy inPanama for the Combating marine pollution by plastics their polluting impact. their polluting market by 2024,dueto taken off thenational that mustproducts be regulates 11plastic in December2020, approved inPanama Law 187 region, Pioneer withinthe

22 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Hammerhead shark( Local regulations: Generation andpublication Technical inthe support construction of Municipal Actionconstruction of Municipal of the‘Practical Guide for the inwastesociety management. of civil and theparticipation models,producer responsibility plastic,to single-use extended and promotion of alternatives emphasis onthesubstitution of 2020of Facatativá), with andAgreement 010Antioquía, Ordinanceof Nuquí, 029of Agreement ProjectMedellín, (Agreement 006of 2020of approved inColombia drafting of laws 4local Sphyrna lewini Sphyrna )

Adopted cooperationAdopted agreement Promotion of to measures of single-use plastics.of single-use useandconsumptionreduced to promote actionstowards of Panamawith theMunicipality Council for theRegions. alliance withthePresidential inColombia,municipalities in Development Plansof 1,103 intheMunicipal pollution plasticreduce single-use Office in Panama. collaboration of theMayor’s of disposable plastics’, withthe tothereduction Plans leading Public-private partnerships: Media advocacy tocounteractMedia 13 additionalcommercial in social networks).in social well asaninformative campaign organizations,13 civilsociety as congressmen andanotherby by 45 petitions- one signed infection (includes two the prevention of COVID-19 of scientific evidence for businesses, given thelack supermarkets, andother packaging inrestaurants, doubleplasticrequiring of Health Colombian Ministry by issued the the measure Panama andColombia). date: 55alliesinCosta Rica, Voluntary Agreement (totalto the #ChaoPlásticoDesechable restaurants, hotels),under disposable plastics (emphasis: forofmeasures thereduction to theadoptionof voluntary establishments committed Combating marine pollution by plastics

23 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 livelihoods depend. livelihoods ofour quality life, sources, food and ecosystem which upon services thatbiodiversity sustains the ofto protect thehealth We are teammates intheeffort marine conservation initiatives. of with itsalliesandbeneficiaries forges long-term partnerships Beyond projects, specific MarViva Humanitarian aid You can access the web content and download links by clicking onthe images which socioeconomic conditionwhich socioeconomic vulnerable coastal populations Many represent of thesepartners crisis. in face of theCOVID-19 sanitary the closure of commercial activity by significantly impacted has been ocean-dependent populations. ocean-dependent commitment tothewell-being of and Colombia, reiterating our coast of Costa Rica, Panama, 73 communities onthePacific living inextreme across poverty (more than10,000people) 2020 we assisted 2,465families allies,donors andlocal during With thevaluable of our support following videos: Click onthetext toaccess the affected inCosta by thepandemic Rica, support thecommunities of theGulfof support Islas Secas Foundation andMarViva efforts todeliver assistance food to MarViva andBanco Nacional join Foundation andMarViva support Allison Price andRobert Family coastal communities severely Chiriqui in times of COVID-19Chiriqui intimes families intheGulf of Nicoya Panama andColombia

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31 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 in coastalcommunities main economicactivity Artisanal fishingisthe participations were: participations During 2020itsmost relevant andinternationalthe local levels. workshops andworking groups at forums, conferences, lectures, inawidevariety ofparticipates MarViva Foundation staff actively fora andconferences Contribution intechnical January 2020 January Foundation of Costa Rica, MarViva of ForeignMinistry Affairs ORGANIZER Blue Agenda Workshop oceans climatebetween change and Linkagesmarine protection. Biological Diversity (CBD)on targets of theConvention on Negotiation of thepost-2020 PANEL June 2020 and Technology (SENACYT) National Secretariat of Science ORGANIZER in Panama of ChiriquíandGulfof Montijo conservation status of theGulf andtheBiodiversity PANEL March 2020 MarViva, #Alianza Nuquí ORGANIZER Colombia development model’ in Challenges of ourown toCongress:‘Nuquí speaks FIELD ACTIVITY 2020 February UNEP ORGANIZER Panama Adaptation Team Workshop in Regional Climate Change WORKSHOP

32 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 TECHNICAL TALK June 2020 Panama MaritimeChamber ORGANIZER sustainable fishery - towards and aresponsible For of thehealth oceans PANEL July 2020 Program Fundecooperación, ADAPTA2+ ORGANIZER ecosystems Climate actionsinmarine WEBINAR Puntarenas, Costa Rica’ change of inthearea Paquera, imminent threats of climate coastal communities tothe ‘Adaptation of vulnerable Underwater LifeUnderwater 14Conference,SDG challenges’.global ‘Our oceans, sustainability and TECHNICAL TALK August 2020 SINAP connection, GEFGEF BioCaribe ORGANIZER Colombia. ecosystem in services for and biodiversity tool connectivity asaconservation onecologicalII Symposium Chocó’.Nuquí, development plans. Pilotcase: the DRMIGTCC inmunicipal the conservation objectives of ‘Proposal for theintegration of TECHNICAL TALK July 2020 University of Chiapas Executives; Autonomous Mexican Institute of Finance ORGANIZER August 2020 MarViva, Union European ORGANIZER Montijo, Panama’ intheGulfofprosperity sustainability, andequitable marine inclusion, for social and development actors organizations asgovernance ‘Strengthening fisheries EVENT August 2020 Mesoamerica PartnershipBiodiversity ORGANIZER trawlin ourseas: fishing Forum Unsustainable practices ‘Trawling inCosta Rica’. TECHNICAL TALK

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36 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Great HammerheadShark( the Eastern Tropical Pacific: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and against in marineplastic pollution marine conservation andthefight promotion of market incentives for the marine spatial planning, invested US$2,337,000towards during 2020,MarViva Foundation with ourdonors,In partnership Financials Sphyrna mokarran Sphyrna ) Costa Rica 34 Responsible productionResponsible Combat to marine marine to Combat litter by plastics Regional 9 and consumption ofand consumption Geographic destinationof theinvestment marine products Investment bystrategic work area MarViva’s financial audited statements are available at % % 35

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37 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Morros deJurubirá, Nuquí,Chocó, Colombia Acknowledgements collaborators and Erica Knie (RIP, 2010): founders, of our: and support We are grateful for thecommitment Cristian Navarro, MarinaRamírez. advisors: financial andpublicrelations Gian Castillero, Sibylle Feltrin; of Directors: board community, NGOs, media; private enterprises, scientific leaders, groups, community-based including publicauthorities, local partners Panama, andColombia; Alonso Betancourt, in project implementation,

Dr. StephenSchmidheiny inCosta Rica, Roberto Artavia,

38 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 our donorsduring2020,including: Wildlife Foundation, UNEP, Fondo vestigation Agency (EIA),Moody’s financial and technical support of financial andtechnical support US Department of State (CARSI)US Department Foundation, Environmental In Foundation, National Fish and and Banco Tamarin Nacional, US Department of State (OES)US Department We highlight the especially Thank youThank for contributing tothefulfillment of our mission Allison andRobert Price towards andsustainable theconservation useof theocean! Islas Secas Foundation Pew Charitable Trusts International Climate Family Foundation European Union European Initiative (IKI) VIVA Trust Acción; - that support ourprograms throughthat support personal orinstitutional donationspersonal MarViva whocontribute withtheir and Caracol Radio, Marketmedios, of media and corporate partners andcorporateof media partners Panamá, Revista Autopista, Cau Impacto Positivo, Impacto Group STT; as well asthemany friends of Gyrolando, Vegavisión Group McCann Panamá, JCDecaux, valuable in-kinddonations, Internacional, RevistaInternacional, Soy to advance ourwork. Pantallas yDigitales Microsoft Medcom such as: TVN-2 NexTv

39 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 MarViva Foundation, established in 2002, is a regional, non-governmental, non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal resources in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP), with a vision of healthy and biodiverse oceans for the well-being of the present and future generations.

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