BAS Rangers Rafael Choc and Steven Coc, who were assigned to St. Hermans Blue Hole National Park and Guanacaste National Park respectively participated in the training.

This award recognizes and celebrates individuals who go above and beyond to ensure the protection of our oceans.

The workshop focused on the preservation and enhancement of these natural monuments, as well as the broader Lighthouse Reef Atoll seascape.

The Belize Audubon Society (BAS) has conducted “boat to boat” sessions educating fishers in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll about the regulations surrounding the Caribbean Spiny Lobster.

For the first time ever, the world's average temperature topped 17 degrees Celsius.

Turk noted that climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the AssociatedFrench Press reports.