{"id":1560,"date":"2025-11-27T04:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T04:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:18:17","slug":"un-premio-que-nace-de-la-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/un-premio-que-nace-de-la-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"An award born from the sand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1560\" class=\"elementor elementor-1560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c22871 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c22871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3479b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3479b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LOGO-DAF1-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1648\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2edb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2edb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Prize Born in the Sand: Turtle Rescue Cahuita Wins the Ford Environmental Grant<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Playa Grande, Cahuita | October 2025<\/strong><\/p><p>From a small coastal community in Costa Rica\u2019s Southern Caribbean, a story of commitment, science, and love for sea turtles is making waves across the region. Turtle Rescue Cahuita, led by local conservationist Chalton Obando Mullins, has been awarded the Ford Motor Company Fund Environmental Grant for Conservation\u2014one of the most prestigious environmental recognitions in Central America and the Caribbean.<\/p><p><strong>A Recognition That Strengthens the Mission<\/strong><\/p><p>The award ceremony took place in Panama City, where Chalton Obando\u2014president and project leader\u2014received the prize with pride. The award not only honors years of dedicated work along the shores of Cahuita, but also provides key funding for the construction of an in-situ sea turtle hatchery at Playa Grande, a critical tool to ensure the safe hatching of thousands of turtles each nesting season.<\/p><p>\u201cThis award is not just for me. It belongs to our team of volunteers, to the community of Cahuita, and to every sea turtle that returns to our beach to nest. This hatchery means thousands more hatchlings will have a chance to reach the ocean,\u201d said Chalton shortly after receiving the award.<\/p><p><strong>Conservation Rooted in Science and Community<\/strong><\/p><p>Turtle Rescue Cahuita operates on the frontlines of conservation, protecting critically endangered species such as the Leatherback (Baula), Green, and Hawksbill (Carey) sea turtles. Their approach is grounded in applied science and community empowerment, with ongoing activities that include:<\/p><ul><li>Nighttime beach monitoring<\/li><li>Relocation of nests threatened by erosion or predation<\/li><li>Environmental education in schools and local communities<\/li><li>Involvement of youth, volunteers, and local leaders<\/li><\/ul><p>The program is also guided by M.Sc. Claudio Quesada, a marine biologist specialized in sea turtles, who ensures that ethical and scientific standards are met in all monitoring and research protocols to generate reliable conservation data.<\/p><p><strong>A Hatchery: Hope Incubating in the Sand<\/strong><\/p><p>The newly funded hatchery will be built in Playa Grande and will offer numerous benefits for sea turtle conservation in the region:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Protection of vulnerable nests<\/strong> from poachers and natural predators<\/li><li><strong>Environmental control<\/strong> of nest conditions (temperature and moisture), which influence both hatching success and sex ratios<\/li><li><strong>Increased hatching success rate<\/strong> reaching over 80% survival<\/li><li><strong>Boost in the number of hatchlings safely reaching the sea each season<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>This project is a fundamental step toward ensuring that Playa Grande remains a safe haven for sea turtles, especially in the face of growing threats from climate change and human activity.<\/p><p><strong>Cahuita Proves Local Actions Can Create Global Impact<\/strong><\/p><p>The Ford Environmental Grant not only acknowledges a conservation project\u2014it highlights how a small community like Cahuita can generate real, measurable, and sustainable impact, fully aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under Agenda 2030.<\/p><p>From the sands of Costa Rica\u2019s Caribbean, Turtle Rescue Cahuita sends a message of hope: Every step in the sand counts.\nEvery protected nest changes the future.\nAnd every turtle that reaches the sea symbolizes a battle worth fighting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d519ee e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d519ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Cahuita | Octubre 2025 Desde una peque\u00f1a comunidad costera en el Caribe Sur de Costa Rica, una historia de compromiso, ciencia y amor por las tortugas marinas est\u00e1 dando la vuelta al continente. Turtle Rescue Cahuita, organizaci\u00f3n liderada por el conservacionista local Chalton Obando Mullins, ha sido galardonada con el Premio Ambiental Ford Motor Company Fund para la Conservaci\u00f3n, uno de los reconocimientos m\u00e1s prestigiosos para proyectos ecol\u00f3gicos de Centroam\u00e9rica y el Caribe. Un reconocimiento que fortalece la misi\u00f3n La ceremonia se celebr\u00f3 en Ciudad de Panam\u00e1, donde Chalton Obando, presidente y l\u00edder del programa, recibi\u00f3 con orgullo el premio que respalda a\u00f1os de trabajo silencioso pero poderoso en las playas de Cahuita. El galard\u00f3n incluye un financiamiento clave para la construcci\u00f3n de un vivero in situ en Playa Grande, una herramienta esencial para garantizar el nacimiento seguro de miles de tortugas marinas cada temporada. \u201cEste premio no es solo para m\u00ed. Es para el equipo de voluntarios, para la comunidad de Cahuita y para cada tortuga que llega a nuestra playa a desovar. Este vivero significa que miles de tortuguitas m\u00e1s tendr\u00e1n la oportunidad de llegar al mar\u201d, expres\u00f3 Chalton minutos despu\u00e9s de la premiaci\u00f3n. Conservaci\u00f3n basada en ciencia y comunidad Turtle Rescue Cahuita trabaja desde la primera l\u00ednea en la protecci\u00f3n de especies en peligro cr\u00edtico de extinci\u00f3n como la tortuga Baula, la Verde y la Carey. Su modelo se basa en la ciencia aplicada y el empoderamiento comunitario, con actividades que incluyen: Monitoreo nocturno de playas Reubicaci\u00f3n de nidos en riesgo por erosi\u00f3n o depredaci\u00f3n Educaci\u00f3n ambiental en escuelas y comunidades Participaci\u00f3n de j\u00f3venes, voluntarios y l\u00edderes locales Adem\u00e1s, el programa cuenta con la asesor\u00eda del M.Sc. Claudio Quesada, bi\u00f3logo especialista en tortugas marinas, quien asegura que todos los protocolos sigan est\u00e1ndares \u00e9ticos y cient\u00edficos para generar datos \u00fatiles y acciones efectivas de conservaci\u00f3n. El vivero: una esperanza incubando en la arena El nuevo vivero ser\u00e1 construido en Playa Grande y traer\u00e1 consigo m\u00faltiples beneficios para la conservaci\u00f3n de tortugas marinas en la zona: Protecci\u00f3n de nidos vulnerables ante saqueos o animales silvestres Control de condiciones ambientales que afectan la eclosi\u00f3n y determinan el sexo de las cr\u00edas Aumento de la tasa de \u00e9xito de eclosi\u00f3n a m\u00e1s del 80 % Incremento en la cantidad de tortuguitas que logran llegar al mar Este proyecto es un paso fundamental para asegurar que Playa Grande siga siendo un santuario para las tortugas, frente a los crecientes retos del cambio clim\u00e1tico y la intervenci\u00f3n humana. Cahuita demuestra que lo local transforma lo global El Premio Donativos Ambientales Ford no solo reconoce una labor, sino que visibiliza la capacidad de una comunidad como Cahuita de generar impacto real, medible y sostenible, alineado con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030. Desde sus playas, Turtle Rescue Cahuita lanza un mensaje de esperanza: cada paso en la arena cuenta, cada nido protegido cambia el futuro, y cada tortuga que alcanza el mar es s\u00edmbolo de una lucha que vale la pena. \u00a1QUIERO DONAR!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actividades","category-eventos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1560"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1835,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560\/revisions\/1835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}