Aruba

Aruba National Park Foundation

12 hours ago

Bo conoce Rooi Lamoenchi?
Den conexion cu #ConservationWeek2021, Marisol a bay explora e area protehi aki, cual ta uno cu hopi diversidad; tin kalichi, saliña, y un gran cantidad di mata y bestianan, incluyendo nos Cascabel y Shoco. Marisol: ‘Pa mi, di e cuater areanan esaki ta esun cu mi conoce miho pasobra mi sa hike varios biaha eybanda. E ta un area bastante keto cu ta duna bo e oportunidad di hala rosea y desconecta completamente di tur cos.’

Un hecho interesante ta cu den e area di rooi lamoenchi e aire ta masha puro mes, mirando cu e biento di laman ta pasa den parke nacional den un area caminda no tin edificio ni vehiculo.

Segun Marisol ta bisa, “Ta importante pa mantene e area aki mas hopi cu ta posibel manera cu e ta actualmente. Nos hendenan y nos naturalesa por co-existi y e siguiente generacionnan tambe lo por disfruta di dje.” Nos ta ful di acuerdo. Happy Conservation Week!

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Have you been to Rooi Lamoenchi?
For #ConservationWeek2021, Marisol went exploring in this very diverse protected area; it boasts limestone cliffs, salt-pans, and a large variety of plants and animals, including Aruba’s Cascabel (rattlesnake) and Shoco (burrowing owl). Marisol: “To me, of the four areas we explored, this is the one I know best because I hike in this area regularly. It’s a very tranquil place that allows you to breathe and disconnect from everything.”

An interesting fact about this area is that the air in Rooi Lamoenchi is very pure, considering the ocean breeze goes through the national park and into the rooi with no obstruction from buildings or vehicles.

“It’s important to maintain this area as it is now”, Marisol says, “Our people and our nature can co-exist and future generations can also enjoy it.” We couldn’t agree more. Happy Conservation Week! ... See MoreSee Less

Aruba National Park Foundation

1 day ago

🌱Explorando Mangel Halto🌱
Den conexion cu #ConservationWeek2021 nos ta refleha riba con Mangel Halto ta conoci pa su mangelnan pero bo a yega di realisa cu tin mangel cora, preto y blanco tambe? Esaki tabata Marisol su observacion tambe. Nan blachinan tin diferente forma di saca e salo for di e mata. Mescos den e otro areanan cu ta basta frecuente, mester crea un balans entre recreacion y proteccion pa asina den futuro por sigui disfruta di e area mientras e mangelnan ta sigui forma un liña di proteccion pa nos isla.

E area di mangelnan ta un di e sistemanan ecologico di mas productivo y biologicamente diverso riba nos planeta, sosteniendo biodiversidad, brindando nutricion na nos awanan y stimulando nos economia basa riba naturalesa. Ban sigui proteha y conserva Aruba su sistemanan ecologico baloroso di mangel.

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🌱Exploring Mangel Halto🌱
For #ConservationWeek2021, we visited and reflected on how Mangel Halto is known for its mangroves but most do not realize that there are three different species of mangrove on Aruba: red mangroves, black mangroves and white mangroves. This was news to our ambassador Marisol as well. “Their leaves all have different processes to remove the salt from the plant,” Marisol shares after her guided tour. She also mentions, “Just like other popular areas, we need to find a balance between recreation and conservation so that we can continue to enjoy the area long into the future while preserving the mangroves and the important role they play in protecting our coasts.”

The mangrove ecosystem is one of the most productive and biologically diverse ecosystems on our planet, sustaining biodiversity, providing nutrition to our oceans, and, on a local level, stimulating our economy based on nature. Let’s continue protecting and conserving Aruba’s valuable mangrove ecosystems. ... See MoreSee Less

Aruba National Park Foundation

2 days ago

Explorando e Sasarawichi Sand Dunes den conexion cu #ConservationWeek2021, Marisol Sanchez Maldonado, un amante di naturalesa ta bisa cu e duinen tabata mustra mas grandi ora e tabata chikito, ‘of mi ta waknan awor cu wowo di adulto’, Marisol ta expresa. Ora cu vehiculonan pasa riba e area di Tera cora (un saliña cu tin biodiversidad abundante) tur e santo ta lanta den style di the Mummy y biento ta trece esaki stret riba e duinen, haciendo esakinan cora. Ta importante pa nota cu bou di circumstancianan normal, e santo di tera cora no ta lanta su so, esaki ta un resultado directo di e pasada constante di vehiculo na velocidad halto. Riba dje algun di e vehiculonan ta sigui y ta core directmente riba e duinen, cual ta un acto illegal! E vehiculonan aki no solamente ta haci e duinen mas cora (kita di e bunitesa di e santo blanco) pero tambe ta cambia e structura di e area haciendo nos duinen mas chikito y dañando e flora y habitatnan di bestia cu tin presente.

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Exploring the Sasarawichi Sand Dunes in connection with #ConservationWeek2021, Marisol Sanchez Maldonado, a nature enthusiast, says that the dunes used to look bigger when she was younger, ‘or I am now seeing them with my adult eyes’, says Marisol. When vehicles drive on the adjacent area of red sand [ filled with abundant biodiversity] the entire sand rises up like in the movie The Mummy and the wind carries it straight onto the dunes, coloring them red. It is important to realize that under normal circumstances, the red sand does not rise by itself, this is a direct result of the constant driving of vehicles at high velocity. Moreover, some vehicles keep going and drive directly on the dunes, which is illegal! These vehicles do not only cause the dunes to turn red [eliminating the beauty of the white sand] but also changes the structure of the area making our dunes smaller and damaging the flora and fauna that are present. ... See MoreSee Less

Aruba National Park Foundation

3 days ago

E siman aki den conexion cu #ConservationWeek nos ta cuminsa cu un enfoke riba Saliña Bubali, un area dorna completamente cu naturalesa! Marisol, un amante di naturalesa, a haya e oportunidad pa explora e area aki recientemente. E ecosistema di e plas no a ocurri naturalmente, pero tawata instala dor di ser humano. Durante añanan ela bira un ecosistema robusto, conoci pa un diversidad halto di especie nan di parha, cu awor bou maneho di parke nacional ta ser proteha for di desaroyo infrastructural y otro riesgonan.

Observacion di Marisol: "Saliña Bubali tin henter un sistema ecologico na unda mata y bestia ta haci esaki nan hogar permanente of cas temporal” Marisol a compara e uzo temporal di e plas manera un time-share di naturalesa.

Den ultimo añanan un planta invasivo a tuma over na e plas, cubriendo gran parti di e awa. E planta no ta nativo di Aruba y ta haci uzo di e awa cu di otro forma lo ta habri pa e bestianan cu ta biba den awa y na nan lugar ta fungi como fuente di nutricion pa e parhanan. Meta di Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba ta pa traha hunto cu gobernantenan pa control y maneho di e planta invasivo aki. E ta un reto grandi mirando cu e area ta den awa, haciendo e dificil pa yega na e matanan cu equipo pisa. Apesar di esaki e eco-sistema di Bubali Plas/Saliña Bubali ta manteniendo sumes sano y Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba ta traha activamente pa e permanece di tal forma. Happy Conservation Week!
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For #ConservationWeek we’re sharing our nature stories through the eyes of nature-lover Marisol and are starting with Saliña Bubali, an area that is bustling with natural activity. The Bubali Plas is a man-made wetland ecosystem under the management of the Aruba National Park Foundation. Known for its high diversity of bird species, the wetland is now protected by the foundation from threats such as infrastructural developments among other things.

Marisol observed: “The Bubali Wetland has its own ecological system where animals and plants have now made it their home, both permanently and temporarily”. Marisol compared the use of the wetland by migratory birds to “nature’s timeshare".

In the last few years, invasive plant species have taken over a large part of the wetland, covering most of the open water. The plant is not native to the island and is now crowding the water that was used by aquatic animals in the past, the same animals that serve as a source of food for both the permanent and migratory bird species that live at the Bubali Wetland. The foundation’s goal is to work with local government to manage and control the presence of these invasive plants. While getting the heavy equipment necessary into the wetland is a challenge, the Aruba National Park Foundation remains hopeful and continues to lobby for this to happen. In the meantime, the eco-system is still healthy and the Aruba National Park Foundation is working actively to maintain it. Happy Conservation Week! ... See MoreSee Less