MAJOR GOALS
Implementation of MPA user fees
throughout all local dive operators.
Abolish poaching.
Expand the boundaries of the park.
Organize beach clean-ups.
Community education and awareness
campaigns.
MAJOR NEEDS
Improve the financial situation
of the Marine Park
Raise Roatán's tourism industry
to a higher level of sustainability
Develop broader education programs
with the help of Roatán's residents
Formalize a management plan for
the Park through a process of public participation.
Produce a plan to manage visitation,
educate and inform visitors, provide necessary infrastructure,
and conserve wildlife and their habitat.
Waste treatment facilities to
a tertiary level which will not allow nutrient-rich water
to percolate or be discharged into our coastal waters.
● Minimize the impacts of
landscaping by persuading hoteliers and others to adopt environmentally
friendly landscaping practices.
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