Guatemala’s government made an announcement to make new protections zones known as Marine Protection areas or MPAs for marine life.
Guatemala is a tropical country located in Central America between Mexico and Honduras near the equator. It is home to many marine creatures. They are in danger so the people who live in Guatemala are trying to make a protection for the marine sea animals.
Guatemala’s government plans to build MPA from coastal mangroves areas to out in the open ocean in order to increase its marine life protection.
MPA is also part of “The High Ambition Coalition,”, which aims to protect and conserve 30% of the world’s oceans. The ocean covers 70 percent of earth and currently, only 7 percent of the ocean is protected but a pledge to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 was agreed on by the UN biodiversity summit in 2021.
The area of the planned MPAs is around 18,000 km². It represents 13% of Guatemala’s waters.
Of the 18,000 km², 14,000 km² will be dedicated to two open oceans: The Cañón de San Jose and Mar Del Oeste marine areas.
Guatemala is a tropical country located in Central America between Mexico and Honduras near the equator. It is home to many marine creatures. They are in danger so the people who live in Guatemala are trying to make a protection for the marine sea animals.
Guatemala’s government plans to build MPA from coastal mangroves areas to out in the open ocean in order to increase its marine life protection.
MPA is also part of “The High Ambition Coalition,”, which aims to protect and conserve 30% of the world’s oceans. The ocean covers 70 percent of earth and currently, only 7 percent of the ocean is protected but a pledge to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 was agreed on by the UN biodiversity summit in 2021.
The area of the planned MPAs is around 18,000 km². It represents 13% of Guatemala’s waters.
Of the 18,000 km², 14,000 km² will be dedicated to two open oceans: The Cañón de San Jose and Mar Del Oeste marine areas.
