Mujeres de Islas Inc.SARGATOPIA: De la amenaza ambiental a la oportunidad socio-económica en Culebra

Organization name: Mujeres de Islas Inc.SARGATOPIA
Project Name: De la amenaza ambiental a la oportunidad socio-económica en Culebra
Country: Puerto Rico

The record proliferation of sargassum in the Caribbean represents an environmental
issue that damages coastal ecosystems by releasing toxic gases, reducing oxygen, and
blocking sunlight. This harms corals, fish, and turtles, in addition to negatively impacting

tourism, fishing, and the local economy. This project seeks to turn this environmental problem
into an opportunity for sustainable development, mitigating negative impacts and generating
women-led employment through appropriate techniques for cleaning, drying, and forming
sargassum into blocks for erosion control, addressing the unknown factors necessary to scale
this initiative.