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	<title>The San Pedro Sun News &#187; Environment</title>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Since When Has Discrimination Become Policy?</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/25/letter-to-the-editor-since-when-has-discrimination-become-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/25/letter-to-the-editor-since-when-has-discrimination-become-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[BELPO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Alegria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to BELPO, they are being subjected to discrimination by the Department of Environment, despite its interest in protecting the environment and especially in laws and policies.]]></description>
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		<title>ACES’ Joshua Marin wins 8th Annual Reef Week Trivia Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/24/aces-joshua-marin-wins-8th-annual-reef-week-trivia-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/24/aces-joshua-marin-wins-8th-annual-reef-week-trivia-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ambergris Caye Elementary School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joshua Marin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reef Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trivia Contest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reef Week is in full swing, and their annual trivia contest had students from schools across Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker battled it out for the win.]]></description>
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		<title>May 23, 2013 is World Turtle Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/23/may-23-2013-is-world-turtle-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/23/may-23-2013-is-world-turtle-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hawksbill Turtle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea turtle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Turtle Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The annual May 23 celebration of all turtles has special significance this year as 2013 makes 20 years since Hawksbill Turtles have been protected in Belize]]></description>
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		<title>Queen Conch Fishing Season Closed from May 23 &#8211; October 1</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/23/queen-conch-fishing-season-closed-from-may-23-october-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/23/queen-conch-fishing-season-closed-from-may-23-october-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[illegal fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[queen conch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strombus gigas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Queen Conch fishing season is officially over as of Thursday, May 23, 2013. Restaurants have until May 31 to consume/dispose of the conch they have in their possession.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: UB Condemns destruction of Noh Mul</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/19/letter-to-the-editor-ub-condemns-destruction-of-noh-mul/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/19/letter-to-the-editor-ub-condemns-destruction-of-noh-mul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alumni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthropology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archaeological Site]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denny Grijalva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaime Awe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maya Site]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noh Mul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange Walk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Belize]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The students &#038; Alumni of the Department of History &#038; Anthropology of the University of Belize condemn the destruction of Noh Mul, and provide suggestions to avoid a repeat occurence.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Thank you from ACES</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/18/letter-to-the-editor-thank-you-from-aces/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/18/letter-to-the-editor-thank-you-from-aces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Crocodile Education Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belize forest department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cherie Chenot-Rose]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thunderbolt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vince Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildtracks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Working together to save wildlife is everyone's job. ACES thanks everyone who has been supportive in their efforts with their various rescues and captures.]]></description>
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		<title>Oceana calls on GOB to demand that Treaty Energy respect our laws</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/17/oceana-calls-on-gob-to-demand-that-treaty-energy-respect-our-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/17/oceana-calls-on-gob-to-demand-that-treaty-energy-respect-our-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audrey Matura-Shepherd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Oswell Legall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore oil drilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Princess Petroleum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treaty Energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Treaty Energy, under the umbrella of Princess Petroleum, has resumed drilling operations in San Juan #3, says Oceana in Belize. This violates the court ruling by Justice Oswell Legall which called the contract was “unlawful, null and void”]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Northern II&#8217; about to get new owners</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/17/northern-ii-about-to-get-new-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/17/northern-ii-about-to-get-new-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audrey Matura-Shepherd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLACENCIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seaweed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trawler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the steel-hulled former trawler Northern II from Oceana, the Placencia Coop hopes to take their Seaweed Project to a new level.]]></description>
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		<title>Why are globally endangered great hammerhead sharks still being fished by locals?</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/10/why-are-globally-endangered-great-hammerhead-sharks-still-being-fished-by-locals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/10/why-are-globally-endangered-great-hammerhead-sharks-still-being-fished-by-locals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caye Caulker]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union Parliament Fisheries Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hammerhead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Graham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Panades]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The sight of a slain hammerhead shark in Caye Caulker has raised much concern, as it is a  globally endangered species, with its numbers dwindling rapidly.]]></description>
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		<title>Little Iguana Caye project halted</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/04/little-iguana-caye-project-halted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/04/little-iguana-caye-project-halted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Prince]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Little Iguana Caye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Alegria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Ibis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DOE says legal action will be brought against the owner for failing to notify the relevant government agencies of the plan to develop Little Iguana Caye.]]></description>
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		<title>Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle undergoes flipper amputation</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/04/juvenile-hawksbill-turtle-undergoes-flipper-amputation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/04/juvenile-hawksbill-turtle-undergoes-flipper-amputation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bronx New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green turtle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hol Chan Marine Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loggerhead Turtle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miguel Alamilla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orlando Baptist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Calle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With collaboration between veterinarians Paul Calle &#038; Orlando Baptist, a juvenile Hawksbill turtle's left front flipper was amputated to improve the turtle’s mobility.]]></description>
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		<title>DOE revokes dredging permit from &#8216;Royal Belizean Land Company SA&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/03/doe-revokes-dredging-permit-from-royal-belizean-land-company-sa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sanpedrosun.com/environment/2013/05/03/doe-revokes-dredging-permit-from-royal-belizean-land-company-sa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The San Pedro Sun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darrin Sherry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martin Alegria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The dredging permit given to Darren Sherry of Royal Belizean Land Co SA has been revoked by the Department of Environment for failure to comply with the terms and conditions stipulated under RQP No. 58 of 2013.]]></description>
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