Procaribe Plus

04/12/2025

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄+ 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚́ 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚 𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢́𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞.

Recientemente, en Guatemala, la Dirección Regional SICA/OSPESCA, junto al Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación y la Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores se reunieron para presentar el proyecto PROCARIBE+ y los avances del sistema TRÁZAR-AGRO, con un enfoque particular en el camarón. Esta colaboración marca un paso crucial para expandir el sistema de trazabilidad a toda la región.

PROCARIBE+ tiene una meta de alcanzar 55.900 toneladas de productos del mar con trazabilidad aplicada al final del proyecto y buscamos dejar las capacidades instaladas para generar condiciones que permitan ampliar estos sistemas en toda la región de la Comisión del Atlántico Centro-Occidental (COPACO).

Este trabajo se desarrolla junto a aliados estratégicos como OSPESCA, CRFM y OIRSA, impulsando:

✅ Implementación de sistemas de trazabilidad
✅ Fortalecimiento de capacidades en los países
✅ Armonización de normas regionales
✅ Intercambio de conocimientos para una gestión más efectiva

Este es un paso clave para fortalecer la confianza en los productos pesqueros de la región y y promover prácticas responsables. Agradecemos a las organizaciones y socios por trabajar colaborativamente por la sostenibilidad, la innovación y protección de nuestros recursos marinos.

En el siguiente link https://www.procaribeplus.org/es/pages/seafood-traceability puede ampliar la información sobre las acciones clave de trazabilidad que está llevando a cabo PROCARIBE+ y no olvide echar un vistazo a la página web del proyecto.

¡Presentan trazabilidad pesquera y acuícola a sector exportador y productivo de camarón de Guatemala!🐟🦐

En importante diálogo con representantes de la Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores (AGEXPORT) y productores de camarón marino, se presentó el proyecto PROCARIBE+ y las actividades relacionadas con la trazabilidad de productos de la pesca y acuicultura; así como los avances en el Sistema TRAZAR-AGRO.

✅Los representes de los exportadores y productores, mostraron su interés y colaboración para trabajar en conjunto en el marco del proyecto y contar con un sistema de trazabilidad oficial.

En la reunión participaron además de los representantes de este importante sector, funcionarios de las Direcciones de Salud Animal y DIPESCA, del MAGA, la representante de OIRSA en Guatemala, así como personal del Programa Regional de Trazabilidad Agropecuaria del OIRSA y la Dirección Regional SICA/OSPESCA.🌊

03/12/2025

Nuestras sinceras felicitaciones a todas las organizaciones y personas detras de este importante encuentro regional - encabezado por la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México (SRE), país miembro del Mecanismo de Coordinación Oceánica (MCO) para el Gran Caribe.

Desde la Secretaria del MCO y la Unidad de Coordinación del Proyecto PROCARIBE+, seguiremos interactuando con ustedes, con el afán de buscar y lograr una mayor integración de las dif erentes iniciativas en la region, hacia una agenda oceánica común, mas solida, más integrada, más colaborativa y, por ende, más efectiva.

COMUNICADO. Realizan Encuentro Regional de Aprendizaje Conjunto “Hacia un Océano 100% Sostenible: Planificación Oceánica y Acción Regional post-UNOC3”.

Lee el comunicado 👉 https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/realizan-encuentro-regional-de-aprendizaje-conjunto-hacia-un-oceano-100-sostenible-planificacion-oceanica-y-accion-regional-post-unoc3

02/12/2025

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄+ 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐏𝐄𝐆) 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

Successful implementation of the PROCARIBE+ Project hinges on establishing strong relationships and effective collaboration with our Co-Executing Partners. These partners are the engine for executing critical on-the-ground activities in PROCARIBE+ participating countries and across the Wider Caribbean region.

On November 25, 2025, the Project celebrated its Third Project Executive Group (PEG) Meeting, regrouping our partners to reflect on our joint progress and strategically plan for the upcoming year.

We were excited to learn about the advancements in key areas, including:

✅Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)
✅Fisheries Traceability
✅Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
✅The development of robust "blue" Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

It is clear that our partners are intensely committed to achieving our joint objectives for PROCARIBE+ to be a success. We look forward to continuing this vital exchange and finding common approaches to support project ex*****on and ensuring lasting impacts for the Caribbean and its communities. By working together we can overcome challenges and secure a more resilient and sustainable ocean for the Wider Caribbean.

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat & Caribbean Environment Programme Institute of Marine Affairs Mesoamerican Reef Fund -MAR Fund- SICA OSPESCA

20/11/2025

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘! 🌊
🪸 The Mesoamerican Reef Fund -MAR Fund- is seeking Technical and Strategic Advisory to help propose the MAR Region as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA).

This vital position, co-financed by the PROCARIBE+ project, is key to protecting one of the world's most important reef systems.

🗒️ Terms of Reference and details are available here: https://lnkd.in/g5cc5aca
🗓️ Deadline: December 10, 2025.
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𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐃 𝐃𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈́𝐀🌊
🪸 Mesoamerican Reef Fund -MAR Fund- busca asesoría técnica y estratégica para ayudar a proponer la región MAR como Área Marina Particularmente Sensible (PSSA).

Este puesto fundamental, cofinanciado por el proyecto PROCARIBE+, es clave para proteger uno de los sistemas de arrecifes más importantes del mundo.

🗒️ Los términos de referencia y los detalles están disponibles aquí: https://lnkd.in/g5cc5aca
🗓️ Fecha límite: 10 de diciembre de 2025.

20/11/2025

🌍 The PROCARIBE+ Project was the key featured project in the 2025 UNOPS Climathon at UN City Copenhagen, bringing together university students from diverse academic backgrounds to tackle real ocean challenges directly linked to the PROCARIBE+ initiative. In a cross-disciplinary hackathon, teams of students were tasked with developing scalable, practical solutions that support the PROCARIBE+ goals. Sonia Gautreau, Senior Project Officer of the PROCARIBE+ Project, was thrilled to accept the opportunity to present PROCARIBE+ and provide assistance to the students ensuring the solutions developed were practical and tailored to the realities on the ground in the Caribbean.

🐟 This is a great example of how PROCARIBE+ is engaging the next generation to address the critical biodiversity-climate-sustainability nexus in the Wider Caribbean Region. We are excited to see the bold solutions emerge and hope that this experience will be transformational for the youth participants.

05/11/2025

That's a wrap for the Blue Economy Knowledge Exchange between the PROCARIBE+ and the African SIDS Projects!

What an impactful week in Belize that will not soon be forgotten. The last two days of the exchange gathered several representatives from the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation, Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute, Fisheries Department - Belize Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association Blue Bond and Finance Permanence Unit, WWF and Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism.

Belize is showing the world how to use people-centric sustainable financing to protect marine and coastal resources while benefiting its communities.

We were deeply impressed by:
🐟 The groundbreaking Blue Bonds for Ocean Conservation, which established long-term funding for marine protection.
🐟 The innovative Resilient Bold Belize (RBB) initiative, which is set to raise over $160 million to promote nature-based livelihoods and climate resilience through an inclusive stakeholder approach.

🤝 New friendships were made, and our colleagues from the African SIDS Project are returning home with concrete ideas on how to implement these best practices and financing mechanisms in their own countries. A true example of South-South collaboration!

🎣 We want to thank the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation for being such great hosts and to all the other representatives for taking the time to meet with us and share their inspiring stories. Thanks to Iwlearn for the financial support that allowed us to participate in this exchange.

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05/11/2025

This peer-to-peer exchange brought together experts and practitioners to share knowledge on integrated blue governance models and inclusive approaches for managing our ocean resources. 🌎💙

Participants learned from experiences across the Wider Caribbean Region in managing marine protected areas and coastal ecosystem services, explored strategies to build resilient communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and shared valuable lessons on stakeholder engagement and multi-sectoral collaboration to strengthen project implementation. 🤝✨

Stay tuned for more information about this important exchange, supported by GEF :LEARN and co-funded by the PROCARIBE+ and African SIDS Blue Economy Project

Global Water Partnership Southern Africa African Union Fisheries Department - Belize Government of Belize Press Office

05/11/2025

Amazing opportunity to share best practices on Blue Economy in the Caribbean Region!!!

04/11/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐚, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝): 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, held on October 30 in Cartagena, Colombia, brought together experts and stakeholders to strengthen cooperation on ocean governance across the Wider Caribbean Region.

The opening remarks were delivered by:
- Mr. Francisco Javier Alvarez Vargas, Director of Marine and Coastal Affairs and Aquatic Resources, Ministry of Environment (MADS–DAMCRA), Colombia.
- Mr. Jorge Elías Jaén Bonilla, Vice Chair of the OCM Steering Group, Government of Panama.
-Mrs. Susana De Beauville Scott, Chair of the OCM Executive Group, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.

The discussions spanned three panels on:
1️⃣ Strategic frameworks and regional commitments for ocean action.
2️⃣ Practical experiences in Blue Economy policies across and beyond the Caribbean.
3️⃣ Building a regional data, information, and knowledge infrastructure for ocean governance.

The panels were moderated by Mr. Patrick Debels, PROCARIBE+ Regional Coordinator / Director of the OCM Secretariat; Ms. Claudette Spiteri, IW:LEARN Project Manager; and Mr. Dayne Buddo Ph.D. BE CLME+ Project Regional Coordinator.

The day concluded with a dynamic group breakout session, where members of the OCM Secretariat led the discussions and guided participants through key questions. They facilitated the exchanges and took notes of the valuable feedback provided — enriching the discussions of the Joint Workshop of the OCM Working Groups and shaping a collaborative path forward for the ocean community. 🌊🤝



UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat & Caribbean Environment Programme Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Eclac CARICOM: Caribbean Community SICA OSPESCA Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Ioc Iocaribe

04/11/2025

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄+ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐-𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!

This peer-to-peer exchange, supported by the GEF IW:LEARN, PROCARIBE+, and the African SIDS Blue Economy Projects, aims at sharing best practices on sustainable ocean governance and financing.
We are honored to be hosted by key partners, including the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation and the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE).

A major focus of the exchange will be to visit activities happening on the ground in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, learning how TIDE co-manages the Marine Reserve and it's work on establishing Fishery Replenishment Zones (FRZs). Through a small grants programme led by MAR Fund, TIDE is receveing financial support from the PROCARIBE+ Project as part of its efforts to enhance coral reef protection and sustainable fisheries management in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve.

We look forward to fostering valuable cross-regional synergies for a more resilient Blue Economy across Small Island Developing States (SIDS)!

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Global Water Partnership Iwlearn Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) Mesoamerican Reef Fund -MAR Fund- African Union

31/10/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 (𝐎𝐂𝐌) 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐚, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚

Members of the OCM Working Groups (Marine Data Infrastructure, State of the Marine Environment and Associated Economies and Strategic Action programme) engaged in focused discussions on the development of draft roadmaps for the achievement of these key activities/outputs of the OCM work programme, both in person and virtually.

Delegates from the Gender and Youth Working Group participated as resource persons, one in each table of each WG, supporting the mainstreaming of gender and youth perspectives and identifying opportunities for their inclusion in the future roadmaps of all Working Groups.

The workshop’s main objectives included:

✅ Developing roadmaps to guide the delivery of outputs for the OCM 2025–2028 Work Programme.

✅ Exchanging preliminary ideas and approaches.

✅ Advancing the integration of Gender and Youth considerations.

✅ Agreeing on the use of virtual collaboration platforms

✅ Defining engagement strategies with the OCM Steering Group, Executive Group, and external partners.

✅ Discussing key principles for the Working Groups’ Terms of Reference (ToRs).

👏 A productive day of collaboration and forward planning towards a stronger, more inclusive, and better-coordinated Ocean Coordination Mechanism for the Wider Caribbean Region.

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UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat & Caribbean Environment Programme Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States CARICOM: Caribbean Community Ioc Iocaribe SICA OSPESCA Eclac