GEF approves regional project for the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor
全球环境基金批准东部热带太平洋海洋走廊区域项目
Today, the Global Environment Facility announced the approval of $16 million to support the initiative, “Beyond 30x30: Ensuring Resilience in the Eastern Tropical Pacific through Greater Cross-Border Cooperation,” which aims to improve the resilience of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR). Led by the CMAR Secretariat and Conservation International, and implemented by Fundación Pacífico, this project represents an important milestone in our shared mission to protect one of the world's most ecologically rich, but also most vulnerable, ocean regions.
今日，全球环境基金（GEF）宣布批准提供1600万美元资金，用于支持“超越30×30：通过加强跨境合作确保东部热带太平洋韧性”倡议。该项目旨在提升东部热带太平洋海洋走廊（CMAR）的生态韧性。项目由CMAR秘书处与保护国际基金会共同牵头，并由太平洋基金会（Fundación Pacífico）负责实施。这一项目标志着各方在保护全球生态最丰富、同时也最脆弱的海洋区域之一的共同使命中迈出了重要一步。
The announcement was made during the handover ceremony of the CMAR Presidency from Panama, which concluded its three-year term in office, to Colombia, which will now hold the Presidency until April 2028. With this project, CMAR hopes to ensure the long-term resilience and conservation of at least 64.3 million hectares of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor by strengthening regional governance, ensuring regional connectivity, improving climate-resilient management, and coordinating investments in the blue economy and conservation efforts.
这一消息是在CMAR主席国交接仪式期间宣布的。巴拿马结束了为期三年的主席国任期，并将主席国职责移交给哥伦比亚，后者将任职至2028年4月。通过该项目，CMAR希望通过加强区域治理、保障区域生态连通性、提升气候韧性管理能力，以及协调蓝色经济与海洋保护领域的投资，确保东部热带太平洋海洋走廊至少6430万公顷海域的长期韧性与保护。
“The approval of this project by the GEF is recognition of the work and commitment of the Presidents of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama, who at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2021 (COP26) agreed to jointly meet the global goal of protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030,” said Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, GEF CEO and Chairperson. “In addition to supporting the long-term resilience and conservation of more than 64 million hectares of the Pacific Ocean, this project will enable countries to establish the basis for long-term sustainable financing.”
全球环境基金首席执行官兼主席卡洛斯·曼努埃尔·罗德里格斯表示：“GEF批准这一项目，是对哥伦比亚、哥斯达黎加、厄瓜多尔和巴拿马四国总统所作努力与承诺的认可。他们曾在2021年《联合国气候变化框架公约》缔约方大会（COP26）上共同承诺，实现到2030年保护全球30%海洋的目标。除了支持超过6400万公顷太平洋海域的长期韧性与保护外，该项目还将帮助各国建立长期可持续融资的基础。”
The Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP), which covers the waters of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama, is a key marine biodiversity hotspot of global importance. Located at the meeting point of warm and cold ocean currents, this region is home to a wide variety of tropical, subtropical, and temperate ecosystems. These dynamic waters have a high degree of ecological interconnectivity and species found nowhere else on the planet.
东部热带太平洋地区（ETP）涵盖厄瓜多尔、哥斯达黎加、哥伦比亚和巴拿马周边海域，是全球具有重要意义的海洋生物多样性热点地区。由于处于暖流与寒流交汇地带，这一地区孕育了丰富多样的热带、亚热带和温带生态系统。这片充满活力的海域具有高度生态连通性，并栖息着许多地球上其他地方所没有的物种。
However, the region is increasingly under threat. Rising ocean temperatures, acidification, overfishing, and plastic pollution are degrading marine habitats and threatening the survival of critical species such as sharks, whales, sea turtles, and coral reef systems. The integrity of vital migratory routes, which connect marine protected areas and are used by endangered species such as leatherback turtles, whale sharks, and hammerhead sharks, is particularly at risk.
然而，该地区正面临日益严峻的威胁。海洋温度上升、海洋酸化、过度捕捞以及塑料污染，正在破坏海洋栖息地，并威胁鲨鱼、鲸鱼、海龟以及珊瑚礁系统等关键物种的生存。连接多个海洋保护区、并为棱皮龟、鲸鲨和双髻鲨等濒危物种所依赖的重要迁徙通道，其完整性尤其面临风险。
The ecological value of the ETP is recognized globally, with four sites designated as UNESCO World Heritage Marine Sites (Galapagos, Cocos, Coiba, and Malpelo), two Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance (Galapagos and Cocos), and several marine protected areas recognized by the IUCN Green List and Blue Parks Awards.
东部热带太平洋（ETP）的生态价值已获得全球认可。其中有四处被列为联合国教科文组织海洋世界遗产地——加拉帕戈斯群岛、科科斯岛、科伊瓦岛和马尔佩洛岛；两处被列为《拉姆萨尔湿地公约》认定的国际重要湿地——加拉帕戈斯和科科斯；此外，还有多处海洋保护区获得了世界自然保护联盟（IUCN）绿色名录及“蓝色公园奖”的认可。
CMAR was created in 2004 as a collaborative initiative between the governments of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama. They joined forces in support of the region's unparalleled biodiversity and the urgent need for coordinated regional protection. Protecting the waterways and migratory ecosystems of the ETP requires countries and communities to work together across national boundaries to ensure habitat connectivity, enforce sustainable fishing practices, and respond collectively to climate threats.
CMAR成立于2004年，是厄瓜多尔、哥斯达黎加、哥伦比亚和巴拿马四国政府共同发起的合作倡议。四国携手合作，旨在保护这一地区无与伦比的生物多样性，并应对开展区域协同保护的迫切需求。要保护东部热带太平洋的海洋通道和迁徙生态系统，各国及相关社区必须跨越国界开展合作，以确保栖息地连通性、落实可持续渔业实践，并共同应对气候变化带来的威胁。
CMAR's Pro Tempore Technical Secretary, José Julio Casas Maldonado, notes that, “this is the first project funded by the GEF for CMAR and includes activities that will contribute to strengthening important aspects of the Corridor, with the aim of effectively protecting the marine protected areas that comprise it. After an exhaustive two-year technical process, and with the agreement of the four countries, we have obtained approval for a project that will allow us to continue advancing our initiative,” said Casas.
CMAR代理技术秘书何塞·胡里奥·卡萨斯·马尔多纳多表示：“这是GEF首次为CMAR提供资助的项目，其中包括一系列有助于加强海洋走廊关键领域的行动，目标是更有效地保护组成该走廊的海洋保护区。经过长达两年的深入技术论证，并在四国达成一致后，我们终于获得了项目批准。这将使我们能够继续推进这一倡议。”
By aligning regional priorities, CMAR governments can amplify conservation impacts, pool resources, coordinate marine surveillance, and create an integrated network of marine protected areas (MPAs) that safeguard biodiversity and support the coastal communities that depend on them.
通过协调区域优先事项，CMAR成员国能够扩大保护成效、整合资源、协调海洋监管，并建立一个一体化的海洋保护区网络（MPAs），以保护生物多样性，并支持依赖这些海域生存的沿海社区。
With new funding from the GEF, the “Beyond 30x30” project will:
借助GEF提供的新资金，“超越30×30”项目将：
Strengthen governance and institutional coordination between countries.
加强各国之间的治理与机构协调；
Improve the connectivity and effectiveness of marine protected areas.
提升海洋保护区之间的连通性与管理成效；
Promote sustainable blue economy models.
推动可持续蓝色经济模式的发展；
Implement climate adaptation and community-based conservation strategies.
实施气候适应及社区参与型保护战略。
To achieve the ambitious results of this project, which include contributions to the global goal of protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, regional solidarity and international support are needed. This project will work with national governments, local stakeholders, and civil society to ensure the long-term resilience and effectiveness of conservation efforts in the region.
为了实现该项目的宏伟目标——包括助力实现到2030年保护全球30%海洋的国际目标——区域团结与国际支持至关重要。该项目将与各国政府、地方利益相关方以及民间社会合作，确保区域内海洋保护工作的长期韧性与有效性。
“For more than twenty years, Conservation International has proudly collaborated with CMAR and the governments of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama to conserve this vital ocean region,” said Marco Quesada, Vice President of Oceans for Conservation International's Americas Division. CMAR's success as an ocean conservation initiative is reinforced by strong intergovernmental commitment and an effective regional vision. This project is poised to lead new efforts in regional governance, connectivity management, and the blue economy, serving as a global example for advancing ocean goals such as climate adaptation, resilient islands, MPAs, and sustainable tourism.”
保护国际基金会美洲区域海洋事务副总裁马尔科·克萨达表示：“二十多年来，保护国际基金会始终自豪地与CMAR以及厄瓜多尔、哥斯达黎加、哥伦比亚和巴拿马政府合作，共同保护这一至关重要的海洋区域。CMAR作为海洋保护倡议能够取得成功，离不开各国政府坚定的承诺和清晰有效的区域合作愿景。该项目有望在区域治理、生态连通性管理和蓝色经济领域引领新的实践，并成为推动气候适应、韧性岛屿建设、海洋保护区以及可持续旅游等全球海洋目标的典范。”
Originally published by Conservation International.
本文最初由保护国际基金会发布。
