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September 18, 2023

Belize Audubon Society and Belize Defense Force sign MoU to protect Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, spanning 127,000 acres and including the Victoria Peak Natural Monument, is characterized by ridge crests, hills, and river flood plains, all [...]
September 15, 2023

Cabinet approves ‘A People-Centric Conservation Agenda for Belize’s Blue Space initiative’

This exciting new initiative will be implemented through a program called Resilient Bold Belize, a project for finance permanence for Belize’s marine and coastal areas. 
September 15, 2023

UK’s OCPP and IUCN join forces with Belize Government to boost marine conservation

The OCPP, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation (MBECA) and the Belize Fisheries Department (BFiD), facilitated a transformative five-day workshop [...]
September 12, 2023

Friends for Conservation and Development and community leaders discuss management of production landscape for environmental benefits

Participants included community leaders from Valley of Peace, Bermudian Landing, Willows Bank, Flowers Bank, Double Head Cabbage and Isabella Bank.
September 11, 2023

U.S. and Peru ink $20 Million debt-for-nature swap; Belize among previous beneficiaries

Peru's commitment is underscored by its decision to reallocate what would have otherwise been debt repayments into a conservation fund. This fund is earmarked to offer [...]
September 11, 2023

Why is the Selva Maya tropical forest important in Belize? Do your part in restoring this natural habitat

The Selva Maya allocates several ecosystem goods and supplies important to human health and well-being to its surrounding communities, including Belize, which are often taken for [...]
September 11, 2023

An antibiotic for the reef: how Belize’s Barrier Reef is being treated against the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (Part two of two)

By Aaron Humes: To combat SCTLD, an affliction that threatens to turn the second largest barrier reef in the Atlantic Ocean and international attraction into skin [...]
September 11, 2023

An antibiotic for the reef: how Belize’s Barrier Reef is being treated against the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (Part one of two)

By Aaron Humes: In 2019, scientists detected small white lesions on coral species in Belize, indicating stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) had arrived in the [...]