Environment
Eco-Audit finds management efforts “insufficient” to protect Mesoamerican Reef
The eco-audit is a follow up to the Reef Report Card which was published in 2010 and evaluates the efforts taken to protect and sustainably manage the region’s coral reefs.
Environment
New species of grasshopper-like insect discovered in Belize
The Tiny Insect from the Toledo District is Named in Honour of the Mopan People
Environment
Wildlife SOS films ACES for Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet
ACES is being filmed for Discovery Channel's Animal Planet. The series, titled Wildlife SOS, is about education for conservation
Environment
LightHawk takes ACES over Northern Ambergris Caye
ACES partnered once again with LightHawk for another excursion over northern Ambergris Caye. LightHawk is a volunteer-based environmental aviation organization that provides donated flights to conservation groups.
Environment
Oceana Questions Rejection of over 8,000 Valid Petition Signatures
Oceana in Belize has responded to a letter from the Elections & Boundaries Department to the Office of the Governor-General, certifying that the referendum petition requirements were not met
Environment
OCEANA visits Students in Guinea Grass
Oceana presented a special lecture on Belize’s Marine Ecosystem in Guinea Grass, where only 3 students have visited/snorkeled the cayes.
Environment
Wear Black to support referendum on Offshore Oil Exploration in Belize
Belize Coalition urges wearing BLACK to support referendum on offshore oil exploration in Belize
Crime & Violence
Illegal Slaughter of Protected Sports Fish Documented
Disturbing evidence has surfaced with regards to illegal fishing of protected species in the area of Los Salones, Ambergris Caye