Leonardo DiCaprio Instagram – The Connect to Protect Coalition recently announced that it invested $118 million to protect the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR). The coalition works with elected leaders, local communities, and Indigenous communities to connect and protect the marine environments of the Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Cordillera de Coiba (Panama), Galápagos Islands (Ecuador), Gorgona, and Malpelo islands (Colombia), encompassing more than 600,000 square kilometers (235,000 square miles) of ocean. The funds will support projects for the next 2-5 years and will help make the region more resilient to climate change and protect its incredible biodiversity. CMAR harbors one of the most biodiverse areas in the ocean—home to species such as Humpback Whales, Ridley Turtles and Hammerhead Sharks, as well as many migratory seabirds. 📸 Jordan Robins . . @bezosearthfund @conservationorg’s Blue Nature Alliance @agendacaf @moorefound @greenclimatefund @islas_secas @minderoofoundation @pewtrusts @Rewild @sharkconservationfund Enduring Earth, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through KfW UK government, U.S. Department of State, Wyss Foundation . . #ouroceanourconnection #oceanconnection #marinelife #ocean #marine #marineprotection #mpa #conservation #conservationoptimism #collaboration #ocean #oceans #oceanconservation #naturepositive #30×30 #connect2protect #ouroceanpanama