Education
Four island students invited to join 15th NABS Youth Summit in Roatan, Honduras
4 island students are traveling to Roatan, Honduras on June 29 representing Ramon’s Village Resort Dive Shop and Ambergris Caye at the 15th annual National Association of Black Divers Youth Education Summit (NABSYES).
Conservation
The Belize Barrier Reef is officially off UNESCO’S In-Danger list
On Tuesday, June 26th, during their 42nd annual meeting in Manama, Bahrain, the World Heritage Committee removed the Belize Barrier Reef from the UNESCO World Heritage Center List of World Heritage in Danger.
Conservation
Oceana Belize honors PM Barrow with special Wavemaker award
Belize Prime Minister Right Honorable Dean Barrow was honored with a special 2018 Wavemaker award after a landmark legislation to ban offshore petroleum exploration to protect our World Heritage barrier reef was implemented by Barrow’s UDP administration.
Conservation
SPTC hosts clean-up day in DFC/Escalante subdivisions
The DFC and Escalante Subdivisions were part of the clean-up efforts led by the SPTC, including Mayor Daniel Guerrero and office staff.
Conservation
Education First Educational Tours clean-up Lions Mosquito Coast Park
Education First Tours takes students on an international trip each summer focused on cultural interfacing, service/volunteer work, and outdoor adventure activities.
Conservation
US student volunteers help clean up Ambergris Caye
Volunteer students from Helias High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA joined ACES, Passion Kite Belize and Ambergris Divers to clean up the lagoon area and north beach on Ambergris Caye.
Conservation
Coral Reef Ed-ventures’ summer camp is back!
2018 Coral Ed-Ventures Summer Camp is back, and the free, fun and educational camp begins Monday, June 25th. Registration forms are at the SP Town Library and Hol Chan Marine Reserve Office.
Environment
Stakeholders Unite to Stop Destructive Development within Hol Chan Marine Reserve
The ACCSD is not a group against development; rather their mission is to promote sustainable development; to protect and enhance our natural resources without compromising the livelihood of this and future generations.