“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.
Partnering with the Private Wildlife Reserve Network
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 …
September 19th: Nicaragua’s 2nd International Coastal Clean-up
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 …
Plastics in Oceans Decompose, Release Hazardous Chemicals
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 …
Portable Light Project: Designs to Improve Life
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 …
Using Fractals to Mitigate Climate Change
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 …
Caribbean Biological Corridor in the Works?
“The Plan establishes the profiles for projects to be developed in a 1,600 kilometer-long geographic area which links three countries’ landscapes, ecosystems, habitats and cultures, the local Environment Ministry (Semarena) announced today.” Reported in Dominican Today We’ll be watching!
Solar FLAP Bags for Turtle Rangers
We’re getting excited to welcome our friends from the Portable Light Project to Nicaragua. They’re bringing customized solar FLAP units for use on the turtle nesting beaches. These special units, created just for us, will be mounted to these bags (pictured …
Turtle Transmitter Recovered
Yesterday was a good day. We recovered the stolen turtle transmitter without police intervention. This, of course, is partly due to the fact that the stolen device was still transmitting its location. Fortunately, though, we also had conflict resolution training …
EcoLocalizer Reports on Performance-Based Conservation
Picking up Rick Smith’s recent piece at National Parks Traveler, EcoLocalizer has posted about our turtle rangers and community-based conservation programs: Paso Pacífico, a non-profit organization focusing on the Pacific slope of Central America, is helping endangered Hawksbill Turtles in …