MAR Fund - Mesoamerican Reef Fund

Wildlife is key to the ecological balance of the Mesoamerican Reef System. Each species plays a role in helping the reef thrive and preserve its biodiversity. Protecting it ensures ecological resilience, food security, and a sustainable future.

On World Wildlife Day, we remember that wildlife is key to the ecological balance of the Mesoamerican Reef System. Each species plays a role in helping the reef thrive and preserve its biodiversity. Protecting it ensures ecological resilience, food security, and a sustainable future.

Innovative insurance to protect coral reefs after hurricanes in Guatemala: MARFund YouTube video by UNDP Climate

#UNDP-AFCIA has created a series highlighting Local Innovators Driving Climate Adaptation. We’re excited to share this video on MAR Fund’s Reef Rescue Initiative and the Parametric Insurance to fund rapid reef repair after hurricanes, mobilizing trained diver brigades within days of impact.

MAR+Invest joins #FLII2026 this Feb 26 (10:10am Mérida) to discuss financing reef-positive economies and solutions for the Mesoamerican Reef. Let’s connect! info@mar-invest.org

Proud to celebrate the Call for Referrals winners joining the MAR+Invest pipeline 💙 Alis Bio (NbS water treatment) and Sargazo Sandals (sargassum circular footwear) will attend #FLII2026 (Feb 24–26, Mérida 🇲🇽) to connect with impact investors and scale blue economy solutions

The GCRMN recent report Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs highlights the importance of strategic investment for reef recovery. This blended finance case study from MAR+Invest shows how innovative financing can support conservation and sustainable development in the MAR. bit.ly/gcrmn

📢 We invite you to our webinar: Responsible Diving for the Conservation of the MAR. How responsible diving and safeguards support diver safety and the health of marine ecosystems. 🤿🌊
📅 Feb 13, 2026
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CA) / 12:00 pm -1:00 pm (Quintana Roo)
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yvz9fp5t

Today is World Wetlands Day: Swamps, riverbanks, mangroves, marshes, and other wetlands harbor biodiversity and store carbon, regulating water and sustaining both nature and people. Protecting them is protecting our future against climate change.

Today is World Wetlands Day: Swamps, riverbanks, mangroves, marshes, and other wetlands harbor biodiversity and store carbon, regulating water and sustaining both nature and people. Protecting them is protecting our future against climate change.

Today is World Environmental Education Day 🌱 On this day, we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening knowledge that inspires action and conservation for future generations.

Today is World Environmental Education Day 🌱
On this day, we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening knowledge that inspires action and conservation for future generations.

#MARFund #EnvironmentalEducation #EducationForChange

MAR+Invest presents the case “From Threat to Opportunity”: BioPlaster turns sargassum into biodegradable packaging, replacing single-use plastics and advancing the circular economy in for the Mesoamerican Reef in Mexico.

Link here: https://f.mtr.cool/qgsmqrtuku

📅 Day: Thursday, January 29
⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am (Central America) / 11:00 am -12:00 pm (Quintana Roo)
🔗 Registration link:

It will be an opportunity to learn more about the work of Bay Islands Conservation Association (BICA) on improvements in the drinking water and sanitation system of the Crawfish Rock community, learnings and the effort made to drive sustainable changes together with local communities.💧💧

📢 We invite you to participate in our webinar: My Community, My Responsibility: Results and lessons learned from the water and sanitation project in Crawfish Rock, Roatan.

💙 We thank all our allies, partners, donors, Board of Directors, and staff for their support, commitment, and the progress achieved this year. 🤝✨
Our office will be closed starting Monday, December 22, 2025 and will resume operations on Monday, January 5, 2026 📅,
Happy Holidays!

MAR Fund joined Tomorrow.Blue Economy in Niterói, Brazil, where our Executive Director María José González shared how MAR+Invest mobilizes capital for enterprises linking conservation and community resilience in the Mesoamerican Reef, from BioPlaster to Terminator Water Solutions.

📧 Please send the required documentation to cocana@marfund.org
and mjavila@marfund.org

We kindly invite you to share this opportunity with colleagues and organizations who may be interested.

📌Consultancy Opportunity – Extended Deadline!

Technical and Strategic Advisory to Propose the MAR Region as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA)
The deadline to submit the required documentation has been extended to January 15, 2026, COB (5:00 pm).

📝ToR: marfund.org/en/job-oppor...

Control of Lionfish in the Mesoamerican Reef The exotic lionfish has invaded the Mesoamerican Reef, and has become a serious threat to the marine ecosystem. With your help we'll be able to raise funds for lionfish control activities such as communication campaigns, training workshops on capture and handling methods and field activities to cont...

With your help, communities are turning an invasive species into opportunity — protecting the reef and creating sustainable income from lionfish fishing.
➡️ Donate before noon: https://f.mtr.cool/zsnlcxzuum

#GlobalGiving #GivingTuesday #Lionfish

Final hours to give!
#GivingTuesday ends today at 12 p.m. (EST) Your support for our Lionfish Control Project helps protect coral reefs, restore marine balance, and safeguard the livelihoods that depend on healthy oceans. 🌊💪

Empowering Fishing Communities in the MAR Reef This project will provide funding to at least 5 fishing communities along the Mesoamerican Reef coast in order to encourage community participation in the management of local fish stocks.

Every gift strengthens local leadership, supports responsible fishing practices, and keeps traditions alive across coastal communities in the Mesoamerican Reef region.
Give before Dec. 3 at 12 EST: https://f.mtr.cool/fweornayba

#GlobalGiving #GivingTuesday

It’s here! @GlobalGiving’s #GivingTuesday has begun! 🎉
Until Dec. 3 at noon (EST) donations up to $2,500 to MAR Fund’s Community Fishers Project will share in $500,000 in matching funds.  Your support helps small-scale fishers build sustainable livelihoods!

Donate to Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) MAR Fund seeks, secures and facilitates regional funding, fosters partnerships and drives capacity building for the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mesoamerican Reef region.

This #GivingTuesday, your generosity can help protect the Mesoamerican Reef and support the communities that depend on it. 🌊💙 Together, we can strengthen local fisheries, restore marine ecosystems, and ensure a thriving future for the region.
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/danhcesidf

#GlobalGiving

📅 Save the Date: December 2–3!
From midnight on Dec. 2 through noon on Dec. 3 (EST), donations up to $2,500 to MAR Fund projects will share in @GlobalGiving’s $500,000 GivingTuesday match. 
Mark your calendar and get ready to double your impact!

Coral bleaching is occurring with increasing frequency and intensity. That’s why we must act quickly and decisively.

At MAR+Invest, we promote initiatives to help protect and strengthen the resilience of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR).

Visit mar-invest.org | marfund.org

Futuro Cabo del Este hosted a dialogue on sustainable water solutions in Mexico. MAR+Invest's Coordinator, Amy Jones, presented the initiative and the Clean Water Fund, highlighting the urgency of tackling pollution in the Yucatán Peninsula and strengthening regional collaboration mar-invest.org

The vibrant colors of coral reefs reflect the richness of marine life. Every Friday, a burst of reef colors to brighten your feed. Fridays in full color celebrate the beauty beneath the waves. 

#LifeIsBetterInColor #CoralBleachingAwarenessMonth #MARFund #SistemaArrecifalMesoamericano #hopeforcoral

MAR+Invest joins Global Roots, a New Ventures initiative designed to gather experts and innovators to scale solutions for biodiversity and ecosystem regeneration. The MAR+Invest coordinator and the director of our partner, Healthy Reefs, have been selected as mentors for the program globalroots.info

The vibrant colors of coral reefs reflect the richness of marine life. Every Friday, a burst of reef colors to brighten your feed. Fridays in full color celebrate the beauty beneath the waves. 

#LifeIsBetterInColor #CoralBleachingAwarenessMonth #MARFund #SistemaArrecifalMesoamericano #hopeforcoral

Consultancy Opportunity!
Technical and Strategic Advisory to Propose the MAR Region as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA)
📝 Terms of Reference and details available at: https://f.mtr.cool/odeupjgnks
📌 Please send the required documentation no later than December 10, 2025, COB (5 pm)

MAR Fund shared the experience of MAR+Invest and #WomenForTheMAR at the #UNDP #BIOFIN LAC Regional Dialogue in Mérida, Mexico. Great interest in empowering women in the blue sector and advancing innovative finance for a resilient Mesoamerican Reef. 🌊 #BlueEconomy #MARInvest #MARFund

The vibrant colors of coral reefs reflect the richness of marine life. Every Friday, a burst of reef colors to brighten your feed. Fridays in full color celebrate the beauty beneath the waves. #LifeIsBetterInColor #CoralBleachingAwarenessMonth #MARFund #MesoamericanReefSystem #hopeforcoral