Seminars, News and Events
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Call for Tourist Guide Certification in the Maule Region, Chile – Fundación Refugia
Coastal Solutions Fellow of 2022 Juan Andrés Silva, founder of Fundación Refugia, a non-profit organization that works on socio-economic strengthening through tourism in the Maule Region, Chile, launches its first call for tourist guide certifications with SERNATUR.
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Symposium Talk: Bird Research in Colombia – Universidad Icesi, Colombia
Symposium on bird conservation in Colombia, which featured 2019 Coastal Solutions Fellow Richard Johnston, who presented the talk “Mapping the spatiotemporal distribution of fine-scale shorebirds using time-lapse cameras”.
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Wings Across the Changing Coasts: The Epic Odyssey of Shorebirds Pacific Flyway Migration
Listen to 2022 Coastal Solutions Fellow María de los Ángeles Schoenbeck, president of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance in Guatemala, share her experiences with other ocean conservation international leaders from across the world on their amazing trip to Patagonia, and her experiences in modeling coastal vulnerability in two protected areas on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. -
Eight Panama Municipalities Announce Historic Alliance
Article from the Panamanian newspaper El Siglo about the first agreement signed by eight municipalities to guarantee the conservation and regenerative development of Parita Bay, thanks to the efforts of 2021 Coastal Solutions Fellow Andreina Pernia, with the support of her host institution, the Regional Ramsar Center for the Western Hemisphere – CREHO.
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March 21, World Forest Day: The mangrove forest in the face of climate change
Outreach article by the National Research Directorate of the University of San Carlos in Guatemala in commemoration of the International Day of Forests, referencing the article by 2022 Fellow María de los Ángeles Schoenbeck “Mangroves as priority ecosystems to increase resilience to climate change: Challenges and opportunities in the Pacific of Guatemala”, published in the journal Ciencia, Tecnología y Salud.
The Coastal Solutions Fellows Program builds and supports an international community to design and implement solutions that address coastal challenges across the Pacific Americas Flyway. Our main goal is to conserve coastal habitats and shorebird populations by building the knowledge, resources, and skills of Latin American professionals, and by fostering collaborations among multiple disciplines and sectors.