In June 2014, the USFWS and the OAS launched their MESOAMERICA 2020 strategic partnership. The goal is to ensure the conservation of the last remaining biodiversity-rich ecosystems at the landscape-scale in the region. MESOAMERICA 2020 establishes partnerships with other key stakeholders and promotes regional cooperation in order to support effective on-the-ground conservation.

At this event, the Permanent Representatives of Honduras and Belize to the OAS, Ambassador Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Ambassador Patrick Andrews, shared key conservation efforts in their countries being conducted in partnership with the OAS, renewing their support and commitment to conserving the biological wealth of this region for the benefit of future generations. Dr. Tom Lovejoy from the United Nations Foundation and Minister Pedro Carlos Álvarez Icaza Longoria from CONABIO, Mexico shared their perspective on the main challenges faced by Mesoamerican countries in terms of ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. Finally as part of the celebration, Mr. Brian Arroyo, USFWS Assistant Director for International Affairs, presented the 2015 Central America Conservation Hero Award to Ms. Maria Susana Hermes Calderon and Ms. Marta Marleny Rosales Meda from the Guatemalan NGO Organization for the Conservation of Nature and Community Development (ORCONDECO). The event was opened by the OAS Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Nestor Mendez and the OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan shared closing remarks.

Remarks

	H.E. Nestor Mendez Assistant Secretary General	Organization of American States	Opening Remarks
	Mr. Dan Ashe Director	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
	Dr. Tom Lovejoy	United Nations Foundation
	H.E. Leonidas Rosa Bautista Permanent Representative of Honduras to the OAS	Permanent Mission of Honduras to the OAS	Remarks
	H.E. Patrick Andrews Permanent Representative of Belize to the OAS	Permanent Mission of Belize to the OAS	Remarks
	Mnt. Pedro Carlos Álvarez Icaza Longoria Coordinator, Biological Resources and Corridors	National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, Mexico	Remarks
	Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan Executive Secretary for Integral Development	Organization of American States	Closing Remarks

Presentation

Jeremy J. Radachowsky Director, Mesoamerica and Western Caribbean

Wildlife Conservation Society

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