Government of Belize signs Protected Areas co-management agreements with conservation partners

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Yesterday, the Government of Belize through the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management announced that it entered into Public-Private Partnerships (or Co-Management) for several protected areas across the National Protected Areas System with several of its Conservation Partners.

Sites that entered the agreement are as follows:

Friends for Conservation and Development – Chiquibul National Park

Belize Audubon Society – Guanacaste National Park

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) – St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) – Blue Hole Natural Monument

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) – Half Moon Caye Natural Monument

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) – Victoria Peak Natural Monument

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) – Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) – Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary

Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development – Belize (SACD) – Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Itzamna Society – Elijio Panti National Park

Southern Environmental Association – Laughing Bird Caye National Park

Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary – Monkey Bay National Park

The Ministry says that along with the Belize National Biodiversity Office, it continues to implement these initiatives geared towards strengthening governance, management effectiveness, and financial sustainability of the National Protected Areas System. 

These initiatives include the launch of the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), the Biodiversity Impact and Investment Tracking Tool (BITT), and Business and Investment Training, among others.

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