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MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva 1 Contents 4 5 6 7 Director MarViva Startegic focus What we do General’s Foundation areas message 8 16 19 24 Marine Spatial Responsible Deterrence Humanitarian aid Planning (MSP) production and of marine consumption of pollution marine products by plastics 25 32 37 38 Publications Contribution in Financials Acknowledgements 2020 technical fora and conferences MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva 2 Credits Author: Alejandra Pacheco Edition: MarViva technical team Internal revision: Jorge A. Jiménez Ramón Editorial coordination: Kelly Rojas Correa Design: Ximena Díaz Ortiz Photography: ©Fundación MarViva, ©Shutterstock MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva Sunset in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica 3 Director General’s message The year 2020 was of deep health of our staff, collaborators fulfillment of our mission, allowing reflection, overshadowed and allies, strengthening remote us to continue working without by the incalculable human, work links without losing sight of interruption for the well-being of social, economic and the genuine personal motivation present and future generations. environmental impact caused that governs each of our initiatives. by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am confident that together Our work has continued with we will move forward from Despite the uncertainty, MarViva more and greater challenges, this global crisis, promoting has continued to make an impact, more projects, more partnerships. opportunities for innovation consolidating our regional I sincerely thank MarViva’s and multi-sectoral collaboration work team, forging local and donors, colleagues, beneficiaries, and contributing to marine international alliances through management and staff for their conservation and sustainability changes in communication, continued support during this time in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. coordination and information of great learning and adjustment. exchange mechanisms. We The staff has shown, during this responded to the challenge of period, an extraordinary capacity health restrictions by modifying for adaptation and resilience that Dr. Jorge A. Jiménez Ramón 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva the work model to protect the has been of great relevance in the Director General 4 MarViva Foundation established in 2002, is a regional, non-government, non-profit organization. Mission Vision To promote the A biodiverse conservation and and healthy sustainable use of ocean, generating marine and coastal well-being for the resources in the present and future Eastern Tropical generations. Pacific (ETP). MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) 5 Caribean Sea 106°W Thermal Dome 17°N Geographic focus area: Eastern Tropical Pacific Costa Rica Colombia Panama 1°N 106°W Pacific Ocean MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva 6 What we do Coastal countries in the Eastern of relevant actors for decision Tropical Pacific (ETP) face making in the implementation Marine Spatial technical, political, budgetary and evaluation of management Planning and structural constraints measures and voluntary best (MSP) regarding marine protection and practices for the conservation management. There are barriers of the natural resource. Also, we that hinder the flow of information, facilitate the establishment and ₪ coordination and collaboration consolidation of participatory between state entities and marine governance structures, ensuring Responsible user sectors at the local, national, the involvement of community and regional levels. sectors and civil society in the production and integrated management of marine consumption of MarViva supports the construction and coastal areas. marine products of institutional and sectoral capacities to optimize the From our operational ₪ effectiveness of regulations, headquarters in Costa Rica, strategies, and plans for marine Panama, and Colombia, we Prevention of conservation and sustainable prioritize the technical-scientific marine pollution development. Through access to basis, partnership development, technical and scientific information, and multisectoral participation in by plastics training and partnerships between planning and decision-making for stakeholders, we promote an the protection and management ecosystemic, multisectoral and of marine and coastal areas and interinstitutional approach based resources, under three strategic on advisory and empowerment pillars: MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva 7 STRATEGIC PILLARS Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) MSP is a public and participatory Human activities at sea process for multisectoral planning (e.g., exploitation of natural and and integrated management mineral resources, mariculture, of marine and coastal areas tourism, navigation, energy and resources. It considers generation, ocean and coastal complementary objectives of infrastructure development, ecological, economic, and social security, research, pollution, health and prosperity. MSP marine life conservation) have involves diverse interest groups intensified with globalization, in the planning, design, and technological advances, and implementation of measures for world population growth. management and conservation of The lack of spatial-temporal the ocean. Relevant stakeholders organization, regulation, and include public authorities, monitoring generates conflicts institutional entities, local among users, as well as between governments, fishing (artisanal, users and the environment. industrial, sport) and maritime This accelerates the degradation transport sectors, small and of habitats, ecosystems, and large tourism entrepreneurs, environmental services, harming infrastructure developers, the sustainability of biodiversity, community-based organizations, food security and critical sources coastal populations, research of income in the local local and centers, and non-governmental international scopes. organizations (NGOs), among others. Gulf of Tribugá, Nuquí 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva Chocó, Colombia 8 Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) MarViva focuses its efforts on: Policy and media Adaptation Multisectoral Combat of illegal Integral advocacy for the of productive participation fishing, trade management improvement of activities in planning of vulnerable of marine areas the regulatory (emphasis: and decision- species, and and resources and institutional fishing and making. overexploitation with a long-term framework. tourism) in of marine and perspective for face of climate coastal habitats the protection change impacts. Transparency in and ecosystems. of biodiversity Strengthening of the management and sustainable local, regional, and access to development. and high seas Promotion of information. participatory integrated coastal governance. development. MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva Artisanal fishers in Nuquí, Chocó, Colombia 9 Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) In partnership with our donors and local partners, relevant advances during 2020 include: Strengthened implementation (Panama), with participation of of the Management Plan for the representatives of the artisanal Regional District for Integrated and sport fishing sectors, the Management Gulf of Tribugá- National Federation of Artisanal Cabo Corrientes (DRMI GTCC) Fishers (FENAPESCA) and in Colombia, through support the national fisheries and for participatory monitoring environmental authorities. of artisanal fisheries and turtle nesting. Developed database on geographic limits and use Validated zoning proposal and restrictions in marine protected voluntary agreement for the co- areas, marine management management of more than 4,200 areas, and other marine areas in km2 of marine area in the central the jurisdictional waters of Costa portion of the Gulf of Chiriquí Rica, Panama and Colombia. MarViva Foundation: Annual Report 2020 Annual Report Foundation: MarViva Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 10 Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Regional governance Trained representatives of including: International Union agenda of the Central American international and civil society for Conservation of Nature Commission on Environment organizations, regional (IUCN), Greenpeace, The Pew and Development (CCAD) of the bodies and governments Charitable Trusts, Conservation Central American Integration of Central America and the International, Natural Resources System (SICA). Dominican Republic (42) on the Defense Council (NRDC), conservation and sustainable Interamerican Association for Trained community leaders, use of high seas resources in the Environmental Defense (AIDA), public officials, representatives Costa Rica Thermal Dome. BirdLife International, Global of international organizations Fishing Watch, The Nature and the fishing sector (more Promoted adoption of a hybrid Conservancy (TNC), OceanCare, than 400) in Costa Rica, Panama, governance scheme for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Colombia (emphasis: high seas area of the Thermal Blue Marine Foundation, alternative conflict resolution, Dome, as a model site towards Mission Blue, and Marine associativity, effective public the approval of an international Conservation Institute. participation and social agreement on the conservation progress; environmental and and sustainable use of Validated work plan fishing

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