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Guatemala Near Shore Waters
Proportion of the area of the contribution comprising Key Biodiversity Areas: 0%
The Pacific marine-coastal zone, included in the large South Coast region of Guatemala, is recognized for its great scenic beauty and productivity. Increased protection and sustainable use of Guatemala’s marine-coastal resources, especially fish stocks in national waters, are essential to Guatemala’s socioeconomic stability and the ecological integrity of the eastern Pacific marine corridor. Habitats to be protected include sandy beaches, mud flats, estuaries, herbaceous wetlands, coastal lagoons, mangroves, and benthic habitats including the unique marine San Jose Canyon. Notable conservation targets include extensive mangrove stands, hammerhead shark breeding sites, sea turtle foraging, and breeding areas and nesting beaches (Lepidochelys olivacea, Dermochelys coriacea, Chelonia mydas, and Eretmochelys imbricata), bird rookeries and resting areas for migratory birds, 12 species of dolphin and orca, and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
0% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of The Americas is covered by this project.
45.4% of global biodiversity conservation potential is from The Americas.
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.