Belize to participate in regional US$20 million biodiversity protection program through British High Commission

Published by BBNTEAM at March 12, 2023

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Posted: Sunday, March 12, 2023. 8:58 pm CST.

By Benjamin Flowers: The governments of Belize and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the implementation of the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund, a program being rolled out regionally.

The MOU was signed on Friday, with Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management Orlando Habet signing on behalf of the Government of Belize, and Her Excellency Nicole Davison, British High Commissioner to Belize, signing on behalf of the UK Government.

The program, developed by the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra), will invest up to US$20 million between 2023 and 2029 in Mesoamerica, covering areas of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

A subsequent joint release from the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management, and the British High Commission, explained that the program will support poverty reduction, biodiversity protection and conservation, and climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes across six biologically diverse landscapes worldwide.

“In Belize, the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund will implement projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Sustainable Development in the Selva Maya Region, including the Chiquibul Forest Reserve,” the release said. “Projects will be delivered locally in communities with the support of environmental organisations, academic institutions, and the private sector.”

The British High Commission also noted that Defra is currently in the process of selecting a delivery partner to lead the programme in the Mesoamerican landscape. Projects under program are expected to begin during the second quarter of 2023.

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