Reef festival combines fun and education

Over the weekend San Pedro, Ambergris Caye was the venue for the fifth annual Reef Festival sponsored by the environmental organisation Green Reef. Various sporting events were held on Saturday, and on Sunday the main event was a series of exhibits by and for the town’s school children. Theme of the festival was “Biodiversity: Our Island’s Treasures,” and the hundreds of participants not only viewed the displays, but also got to see the real thing aboard free trips to the reef in glass bottomed boats. Organisers say the festival is a good demonstration of how a fun event can also be used to promote environmental education.