In Panama MarViva works alongside the National Environmental Authority in the conservation of two national parks:
• Coiba Island National Park
• Golfo de Chiriquí National Park
The organisation?s work is centred on the following activities:
• Joint patrol actions with national authorities to monitor and prevent illegal fishing in Marine
Protected Areas.
• Provision of technical and legal assistance to the authorities to help draft policies, laws and
regulations to support an adequate management of the country?s marine resources.
• Awareness campaigns and collaboration with the media to shape public opinion as to the
importance of the role of marine protected areas.
• The four programmes in the organisation work in a coordinated fashion on the projects geared
towards the communities whose livelihood depends on marine resources, offering training in
better practices in fishing and tourism and developing alternative productive activities so as to
reduce pressure on the coastal-marine resources and improve the quality of life of the
inhabitants.
