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March 22, 2021

“Valuing Water” – World Water Day 2021

The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day.
March 17, 2021

Minister of The Blue Economy reveals lawsuit in discussion on gillnet ban

In fact, the Ministry is the subject of a lawsuit by the Belize Fishermen Cooperatives Association on the basis of a decision made by Dr. Omar [...]
March 17, 2021

Coalition for sustainable fisheries, Oceana call on Minister of Blue Economy to discuss gillnet ban

The organizations noted that on November 5, 2020, gillnets were banned from the maritime waters of Belize via Statutory Instrument 158 of 2020.
March 16, 2021

We are breathing cleaner air thanks to COVID-19 but air pollution is still a dangerous health risk worldwide

IQAir, a worldwide air quality information company, said that 84 percent of 106 countries polled had improved air quality, but feared that once the pandemic is [...]
March 16, 2021

Belize’s big cats highlighted in UK Government’s Defence Sanctuary Awards

Picture Courtesy: BATSUB
March 15, 2021

University of Texas study using NASA images shows Belize losing forest, wetlands

By Ruben Morales Iglesias: Deforestation, industrial agricultural and population growth have had a direct negative impact on Belize’s forests and wetlands.
March 12, 2021

Agricultural Health Authority warns that Asian Bean Thrip pest detected in Belize, launches tracking survey to protect Belizean crops

This is the first report of the Asian Bean Thrip, scientific name Megalurothrips usitatus, in Belize. Florida, USA, was the only place in the Americas that [...]
March 11, 2021

UNESCO World Heritage Centre queries impact of cruise ship port construction on World Heritage Site 

The latter, Rössler wrote on February 23, is believed to include the dredging and dumping of five million cubic meters of material within the South Water [...]