On Wednesday, August 16, three dead sea turtles washed up on the beach in Isla Montecristo near our partners’ community-run turtle conservation hatchery. How did they end up there? The call came during the dawn hours of August 15th. The sky was beginning to lighten and the sea was calm and quiet. Geovanny was tending […]
Enlisting Technology to Protect Vulnerable Wetland Ecosystems
Today is World Wetlands Day, and the Salvadoran Ministry of Environment (MARN) announced some thrilling news: it will soon be able to better monitor illegal fishing activity along the coast with the help of state-of-the-art technology. This is a major victory for organizations like EcoViva and ICAPO, together with community allies, who continue to raise public […]
