Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador share more than a continent called America and the stories of liberation led by Simón Bolívar. They share a rich flora and fauna concentrated in what is called the marine biological corridor.

Coiba Island, Panama, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Galapagos Island, Ecuador and Malpelos and Gorgona Islands in Colombia, are located in this corridor.

These sites are a living laboratory, a sort of mobile library containing valuable scientific information that helps design strategies that contribute to the conservation of species that live there, and add to the inhabitants of the area with actions that mitigate risks.

The corridor consists of an underwater mountain chain where many species such as turtles, tunas and corals migrate. But what really worries conservation groups is the migration of small species.
 
The marine biological corridor was born in 1997, which was originally designed to develop a corridor that ran from Cocos Island, Costa Rica, to Galapagos; adding later Gorgona and Malpelos Islands, these two in Colombia, and Coiba in Panama.

For the president of Marviva Panama Foundation, Gabriela Etchelecu, the marine biological corridor is a political initiative that involves four countries seeking to make sustainable use of marine resources in this area and integrate protection and research work.

She stressed that in practice, there has been involvement from government and nongovernmental organizations in the struggle to preserve the environment.

Marviva has presence in these countries, except for Ecuador. This foundation works to promote initiatives and take actions to preserve biodiversity in the marine area, known as marine protected areas.
Coiba Island in Panama has been defined as the area of greatest biodiversity in the world; it has more marine species than those in Galapagos.

In Coiba, an element that is being subject of study is the impact of “El Niño” phenomenon, which involves a lot of heat; the area is less affected compared to Galapagos or Cocos Island, causing many species to migrate to Coiba, generating repopulation of the biological corridor.