Welcome to the Guardarenas Project. Here you will find important information that will help you carry out the activities proposed in the Program. Additionally, you will be able to easily access the data collected by participants throughout Puerto Rico.
Guardarenas aims to raise awareness among children, youth, and adults about the fragility of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it sustainably. This objective is achieved through the development of critical thinking skills and conflict resolution skills. In this way, a sense of solidarity with the environment is fostered, and effective solutions are developed to address problems related to our surroundings.
This project is supported by the Educational Sector of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Natural Sciences Sector (CSI). In Puerto Rico, it is endorsed by the Sea Grant Program, an entity that coordinates activities in schools, communities, government agencies, and other organizations in the country.
Let’s start this educational experience and actively collaborate in the protection of our environment and coasts.
Links
Below are several links where you can find educational information on marine, coastal, and sustainable living aspects.
- Marine Environment Society: The main objective of this society is to guide, educate, and put the greatest effort into conservation.
- Sierra Club: Puerto Rico Chapter: Its mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect natural treasures.
- CariCOOS: EThis website collects coastal information and weather predictions gathered by satellites, oceanic instruments, and numerical models to provide users with an integrated view of past, present, and predicted coastal conditions in the Caribbean region. *The page is in English.*
- Interdisciplinary Center for Coastal Studies (CIEL): CIEL dedicates its efforts to the interdisciplinary study of coastal processes.
- Fish Base: A website where you can search for information about any fish you have doubts or curiosity about.
- UPRM-Department of Marine Sciences: General information about the marine environment in Puerto Rico.
- San Juan Bay Estuary: Information about the marine environment, focusing on estuaries.
- Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (JOBANERR): Jobos Bay represents a typical example of an estuarine system on the arid coasts of the Caribbean region.
- Scuba Dogs Society: Its mission is to lead conservation efforts for our coasts and habitats in general to enrich our quality of life, from the mountaintop and heart of the city to the shoreline and the infinite depth of the oceans.
- NOAA NOS: This page contains educational activities and games related to the marine environment. *The page is in English.*
- Ocean Portal by The Smithsonian Institution: Website with photos, videos, and updated information on the ocean environment. *The page is in English.*
- La Regata: Nautical newspaper. Information about fishing, water recreation, and navigation.
- Caribbean Coral Reef Institute: Current information and research on reefs in the Caribbean region.
Climatological information
Nautical Magazine
Article about the Guardarenas Project featured in the Nautical Magazine.
Project Information
Climate Change Document
Introduction to Guardarenas
Teacher’s Work Plan
