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MarViva Foundation, created in 2002, is a regional non-profit NGO with mission to promote the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) Ocean.

MarViva advances participatory initiatives in the local and regional scope, leveraging its multidisciplinary experts team, composed of marine biologists, environmental lawyers, geographers, journalists, business administrators and other complementing specialists.

With focus in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and the High Seas, MarViva facilitates multi-sectoral processes to advance marine spatial planning, market incentives for conservation and integral development (with emphasis on sustainable fishing and tourism, and the deterrence of marine litter), and capacity building for enhanced marine stewardship.