Forest reserve will protect medicinal plants
In more news from Belmopan the Belize Enterprise for Sustained Technology, BEST, today signed an agreement with government to manage the Terra Nova Forest Reserve in the Cayo District. What makes this deal unique is that the six thousand acres of Terra Nova are being set aside for the sustainable use of medicinal plants. BEST will manage the reserve with inputs from a steering committee of traditional healers and residents of local communities. The agreement is for five years and marks the first time that a forest reserve has been declared to conserve non-timber forest products.
