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University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla campus student Lexsa Vélez Padín explains how her time as a Conservation Opportunity (CO) intern helped her exceed her personal and professional goals. Vélez, who graduated in May 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Marketing with minor concentration......

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  Last November, Conservation Opportunity announced an official collaboration with Semila's Cacao farm, which is located near the Tiburón #3 Communal in the Florida Afuera neighborhood of Barceloneta. This confirmation was made during the volunteer event that took place at .......

After the growing controversy of sargassum (Sargassum) in Puerto Rico, the search for different alternatives to combat it began and in the process, the Dominican Republic (DR) non-profit organization, SOS Carbon, became known, which is responsible for its sustainable disposal.......

Last Saturday, October 30, 2021, on the eve of Halloween, numerous participants joined together to remove a large amount of trash at Seven Seas Beach in Fajardo, to ensure that this beautiful site will always be perceived as a clean and safe one. Those present were part of ......

On September 18, 2021, the non-profit organizations Tortugueros del Sur and Conservation Opportunity teamed up with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to host the 2021 International Coastal Cleanup at Ballena Beach in Guánica to pick up trash, .......

Conservation Opportunity teamed up with the non-profit organization, Olita, to develop an environmental awareness activity to restore the Rompeolas beach in Aguadilla on July 17, 2021. The event was called “El Rompeolas es del Barrio: Reunión de Arte" ......

High school student Liliana Bonilla was part of the Marine Environment Society's (MAR) 2021 summer internship on Marine Science for high school students, after searching the pages of Conservation Opportunity (CO), which is in charge of “connecting people to growth opportunities......

Andres Maldonado, a fisherman by profession, helps structure the fishing industry into a collaborative one through frequent communication with environmental agencies, as well as recapping how influences can benefit the system. His passion for the sea began at the early age of 5 to 6 years old. Maldonado tells how ......

Ana Cristina Rodriguez, creator of Anita Illustrations, drew coral animations as part of a collaboration with Conservation Opportunity for Coral Reef Week to raise awareness. To create the artwork, she trained with a variety of hard and soft coral searches. From......