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protecting
Coasts protects
futures
5700 jobs and US$200
million dollars
could be generated from restoring 17,000ha of mangroves in Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
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TAP to guide the turtle home
OCEAN LIFE
SWIPE UP through the ocean currents
Ocean life
Only a small fraction survive to adulthood.
SWIPE UP through the ocean currents
US$30 MILLION A YEAR
in projected losses to fishing and aquaculture from marine litter.
TAP the trash to clean the ocean
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250,000+ JOBS
depend on fishing and aquaculture indirectly and directly in Central America.
In the past 30 years, the workforce has grown over 44%
TAP to play with the fish
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A healthier ocean supports life, food systems and job creation
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going back home
Incidental capture by fishing gear (bycatch) is the greatest threat to most sea turtles, especially endangered loggerheads, greens, and leatherbacks — and it is increasing as fishing activity expands.
SWIMMINGTOWARDDEEPER WATER
SWIPE UP to swim into deeper water
~4 MILLION TONS
of plastic pollution enters the ocean
yearly from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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A few
years later
SWIPE UP to guide the turtle across the sand to the sea.
HEALTHY COASTSBEGIN HERE
Beaches and coastal habitats support biodiversity, local livelihoods and tourism.
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15-33 jobs created for 1 million USD
invested
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El Salvador and Nicaragua host 90% of all known hawksbill nesting in the eastern Pacific.
Restoring dunes, mangroves, and coastal habitat makes nesting beaches more resilient while creating jobs.
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