Conservation and sustainable development of the Maracaibo Lake basin as a contribution to the improvement of the large marine ecosystem of the Caribbean (Venezuela)

To address eutrophication and marine hypoxia in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) by reducing the flow of nutrients and contaminants to the Maracaibo System (MS) from agroproductive activities and untreated wastewater discharges, in order to contribute to the socio-environmental sustainability of the marine-coastal area and to increase regional environmental benefits