El Instituto Nazca participó en el Segundo Taller de Clasificación de Ecosistemas Marinos y Costero, en el marco del proyecto regional de Red de Información del Pacífico Sur en apoyo a la Gestión Integrada de Áreas Costeras (sigas en ingles SPINCAM), realizado el 27 de agosto del 2018 en la ciudad Guayaquil. El taller, organizado por la Subsecretaría de Gestión Marina y Costera, tuvo como finalidad el difundir el avance nacional y regional sobre la clasificación de ecosistemas marinos y costeros, recopilar insumos necesarios para llevar a cabo el análisis de usos y presiones de los ecosistemas marinos y costeros aplicados al piloto del Golfo de Guayaquil y mantener un espacio de diálogo y trabajo con los actores claves en la investigación y conservación de ecosistemas marinos del país.

An illustrated field of guide of corals and octocorals of the coast of Ecuador will be publish soon. The coral guide includes scleractinian and non-scleractinian species, black corals, and octocorals.

The study “Value chain analysis of the main artisanal fisheries in the Galera-San Francisco Marine Reserve” accurately explains and illustrates the commercial processes for the most valuable species of the artisanal fishing sector within the Marine Reserve. Continue Reading

Nazca represented the NGOs of conservation and research of corals of Ecuador at the Second Meeting of the Regional Initiative for the Conservation and Wise Use of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in the Americas (Ramsar Wetlands Convention, 14-16 of June 2011). This meeting gathered delegates from the governments of Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, as well as various NGOs from the Region. Continue Reading

Researchers from Nazca report the propagation of the octocoral species Carijoa riisei over rocky substrates at “Roca del Quingue” and “Punta Alta” in the Galera San Francisco Marine Reserve in May 2011. Continue Reading

The Institute Nazca with the financial support of Conservation International organized a training course on survey techniques of marine biodiversity in Puerto Lopez, Machalilla National Park from May 9-12, 2011.

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Fernando Rivera and Priscilla Martinez, researchers from Nazca, collaborated with the Ministries of the Environment and Tourism Continue Reading