We have a hawksbill turtle at the beach where the rangers are and in the next 24 hours will be affixing a satellite transmitter to it to follow its movement across the eastern Pacific. More soon!
A Global Review of Incentive Payments for Sea Turtle Conservation
Published earlier this year, two economists published a paper in the BioOne Online Journal: The use of performance payments to achieve conservation outcomes is increasingly being used as an alternative to traditional regulatory and development-based approaches in low-income nations. Although …
Setting the World on Fire
Drawing from “Fire in the Earth System,” a literature review published in the April 24 Science, Solmaz Barazesh explains fire ecology in his article in this week’s Science News, “Ecology, climate and human activities conspire to set the world on …
Salvador Sánchez, natural leader…for nature
From humble origins, Salvador Sánchez, was elected as a community leader in the small fishing village of Ostional, near San Juan del Sur, became a conservationist, and is now a respected leader and successful entrepreneur. This is his story.(Adapted from …
Salvador Sánchez, líder por naturaleza
De origen humilde y trabajador, Salvador Sánchez, líder comunitario del pueblo pesquero de Ostional, en el municipio de San Juan del Sur, adaptó la filosofía de la conservación de los recursos naturales, hoy día no sólo es un respetado dirigente, …
Our Project is Now on the Map
Zoom in on Nicaragua for an overview of our turtle project at seaturtle.org, an online directory of organizations involved in sea turtle research and conservation around the world.
ARBOLES para GAIA – Estrago Ecologico
Our neighbors, the Ojai-based RageJax Foundation has provided support for the ARBOLES para GAIA – Estrago Ecologico art exhibit opening in Managua next Friday. Paso Pacifico is providing several thousand trees to be given out at the exhibit, and each …
Sea Turtles Get It On, and On, and On . . . at Deep Sea News
There should be a sign posted along beaches of the world during a certain season: “WARNING: Enter water at your own risk”. I’m not speaking of extreme undertow or heavy shore-break. Not water quality, or red tide concerns. Nor warnings …
Effective Management of Protected Areas
We recently hosted a mobile workshop organized by CATIE (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) and Conservation International to train people in the planning and management of protected areas. The group spent two weeks visiting protected areas in …