Mangrove forests provide a wide array of valuable ecosystem services and play a critical role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. They sequester vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, slow coastal erosion, and form a natural barrier that protects coastal communities from extreme weather. Mangrove ecosystems are a refuge for juvenile fish, a nesting […]
1 Million Trees: A Plant-a-Thon for World Environment Day
Scores of volunteers in communities across El Salvador today are mobilizing to plant over one million trees in 71 municipalities. This “Plantatón 2017” is a campaign by the Ministry of Environment to reforest areas of El Salvador in an effort to restore and protect life-giving watersheds. Our partners at the Mangrove Association are joining in […]
Sowing Sustainability by Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders
We’re halfway through our fifth annual Viva Fund campaign to empower young leaders in El Salvador and nearly halfway to our goal of $7,000 thanks to the generosity of our supporters. If you haven’t had a chance to, donate before the campaign ends Monday, June 29. The word “sustainability” gets batted around all too often these days. At […]
Ojos de Agua
Erica Terence works with Klamath Riverkeeper and the Waterkeeper Alliance. She traveled from her home watershed in the Klamath River Basin of southern Oregon and Northern California to spend six months in Mexico and South America between October and March. Her last stop was El Salvador, where she aimed to exchange stories, strategies and other […]
