UK Ambassador visits coastal communities in Atlántida Seascape and highlights environmental cooperation

Ambassador Correa was accompanied by the six-NGO Seascape Partnership and community representatives, as part of two marine conservation initiatives supported by the British government: Darwin and OCEAN.

During the visit, the Ambassador toured marine protected areas and the fishing communities of Chachahuate and East End in the Cayos Cochinos Marine National Monument, Salado Barra in Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge and Dantillo in the unprotected “grey area” of the seascape.

She engaged in dialogue with Garifuna leaders, women’s groups and artisanal fishers, and participated in snorkelling and environmental hiking activities. The visit provided a first-hand look at progress in participatory marine governance, resilient livelihoods, poverty alleviation and coastal ecosystem protection, buil