Conservation of the
Mesoamerican Reef
(By invitation only)
The Mesoamerican Reef, stretching more than 700 miles from the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico down through the Honduran Bay Islands, is the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. The Reef ecosystem supports marine biodiversity and provides food and livelihoods for the resident population. Increasingly, though, the health of the reef is threatened by rising sea level and water temperatures, overfishing, water pollution, inland agriculture, and tourism.
We seek proposals to mitigate these threats, protect, and restore the reef ecosystem through:
- Improved coastal and marine policies
- Scientific monitoring of reef conditions
- Improved waste and wastewater management
- Improved community-based Marine Protected Area (MPA) management and enforcement
- Coral aquaculture and restoration
Geographic Scope: Belize and Honduras
This program no longer accepts unsolicited requests. If invited to apply, we will send an invitation during one of the open periods outlined in the Grant Guidelines.