{"id":39981,"date":"2026-01-22T15:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=39981"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:42:26","slug":"proyecto-pares-comparte-con-el-marn-avances-del-piloto-de-desarrollo-territorial-en-la-union-sur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2026\/01\/22\/proyecto-pares-comparte-con-el-marn-avances-del-piloto-de-desarrollo-territorial-en-la-union-sur\/","title":{"rendered":"PARES Project shares progress of the territorial development pilot in La Uni\u00f3n Sur with MARN"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The exchange highlighted the value of methodological training and impact monitoring to guide nature-based solutions in territories with high climate vulnerability.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The progress and lessons learned from the Peace, Action, Resilience and Sustainability in Latin American Landscapes Project (PARES) in El Salvador were presented to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) during a working meeting held on January 20. The meeting aimed to share the project\u2019s methodological approach and the preliminary results of the pilot implemented by ADEL La Uni\u00f3n in the La Uni\u00f3n Sur landscape.<\/p><p>The meeting brought together representatives from MARN, including Jessica La Guardia, Head of the Climate Change Unit, and Rosa Margarita Garc\u00eda, Adaptation Specialist, as well as Mario Chavarr\u00eda, Manager of ADEL La Uni\u00f3n, and Sandra Campos and Luis Ren\u00e9 Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, technical staff from this organization. Also participating were Abi M\u00e1rquez, officer of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Ileana \u00c1valos, Coordinator of the PARES Project and researcher at CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center); and Luis Menj\u00edvar, CATIE\u2019s representative in El Salvador.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">This initiative is being developed within the framework of the Alliance <em>\u201cFacilitating tailored approaches to address peace- and security-related climate and environmental risks,\u201d<\/em> through which the European Union (EU) and UNEP have joined efforts with CATIE to implement the PARES Project in Latin America.<\/p><p>During the session, ADEL La Uni\u00f3n presented the work of its organization through Sandra Campos, a technical staff member, who emphasized that the pilot in La Uni\u00f3n Sur focuses on strengthening climate and productive resilience through Nature-based Solutions (NbS) centered on: i) capacity building of producers in sustainable agricultural techniques; ii) recovery of native seeds and the progressive establishment of a community seed bank; iii) regenerative soil management and production of organic inputs; iv) productive diversification; and v) promotion of agroforestry systems and restoration actions oriented toward water recharge zones.<\/p><p>Subsequently, Rosa Margarita Garc\u00eda, MARN official and adaptation specialist, highlighted the relevance of the project\u2019s methodological approach for deepening the analysis beyond visible threats. As she noted, this type of process makes it possible to better understand the structural causes of climate risks: \u201cAlthough it may sometimes seem evident to identify the threats in a territory, it is essential to analyze where the causes truly lie. In many cases we think the origin is one thing, but it goes further back,\u201d she explained.<\/p><p>She also underscored the importance of conducting a comprehensive territorial analysis as a basis for decision-making and the selection of appropriate solutions: \u201cTerritorial analysis is key to identifying interventions that are better adapted to people, ecosystems, and the economy. This is vital for projects and actions implemented in the territory.\u201d<\/p><p>Garc\u00eda also emphasized the need to strengthen monitoring and evaluation processes to demonstrate the impacts of interventions: \u201cIt is important to have follow-up mechanisms that allow impacts to be measured at the level of ecosystems, productive systems, communities, and natural resources in general. It will be very valuable to observe how these changes manifest over time.\u201d Finally, she reiterated her willingness to maintain ongoing technical coordination with the project.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Proyecto-PARES-comparte-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Proyecto-PARES-comparte-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Proyecto-PARES-comparte-2-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Proyecto-PARES-comparte-2-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Proyecto-PARES-comparte-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Proyecto-PARES-comparte-2-600x387.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br><br>The progress reported by ADEL La Uni\u00f3n included:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Capacity building: 225 families reported having strengthened their knowledge of sustainable agricultural techniques, following a two-phase strategy that prioritized outreach to increase community participation.<\/li>\n\n<li>Recovery of native seeds: 24 community leaders were trained to promote the recovery of native seeds, combining local knowledge with technical support. Seed exchanges were carried out, and initial safeguarding efforts advanced with support from guidelines received during a technical visit to the National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology (CENTA).<\/li>\n\n<li>Community seed bank: The establishment of a mixed native seed bank is projected in coordination with the Nueva Espa\u00f1a Irrigators Association (ARNE).<\/li><\/ul><p>This meeting reaffirmed the commitment to maintain technical coordination with MARN to strengthen coherence between territorial progress and national priorities, especially in matters related to water, soil, productive resilience, and climate risk management.<br><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Ileana \u00c1valos Rodr\u00edguez<br>PARES Project Coordinator<br>Climate Action Unit<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:ileana.avalos@catie.ac.cr\">ileana.avalos@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong> Written by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Karla Salazar Leiva<br>Communicator<br>Communications and Marketing Office<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr\">karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los avances y aprendizajes del Proyecto Paz, Acci\u00f3n, Resiliencia y Sostenibilidad en Paisajes de Am\u00e9rica Latina (PARES) en El Salvador fueron presentados ante el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN) durante una reuni\u00f3n de trabajo, realizada el 20 &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[604,479,668,805,806],"class_list":["post-39981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-el-salvador","tag-naturaleza","tag-pares","tag-soluciones","tag-vulnerabilidad-climatica","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39981"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39986,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39981\/revisions\/39986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}