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APAMO and OCEANA, the two powerful organizations against oil exploration are already on record against offshore and onshore licenses in protected areas. Seventeen licenses have been issued, more than half of the country has already been parceled off for exploration, and a recent license granted to Paradise Energy, a local company that has no involvement […]
OPIC, the state owned Taiwanese company, recently announced that it had given up the second largest exploratory concession for oil that stretched across the Belize Barrier Reef. The environmental N.G.O. community applauded the OPIC decision and APAMO today took it one step further. It called on the government to persist from the issuance of any […]
Written on January 31, 2011 | Posted in
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s the general feeling environmentalists have tonight as on the heels of one victory, they suffer a major blow to their anti-drilling campaign. Earlier in the week we reported that the Taiwanese State owned oil Company, OPIC, gave up its rights to the second largest […]
Written on January 28, 2011 | Posted in
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Environmentalists believe that the devil is in the details of the Petroleum Act. Oceana’s Vice President for Belize, Audrey Matura Shepherd, a trained attorney, believes that the legislation needs to be amended to allow for transparency and to limit ministerial interference in the bidding process for these exploratory contracts. Audrey Matura Shepherd, VP, Oceana Belize […]
Written on January 28, 2011 | Posted in
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Oceana has scored a major victory in its battle to preserve the Barrier Reef. There have been about seventeen companies which have been granted concessions to explore for oil on land as well as deep in our terrestrial waters. But today the N.G.O. announced that the second largest holder of a concession has backed off […]
Written on January 26, 2011 | Posted in
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The threat of the delisting the Belize Barrier Reef is top on the agenda of the new Belize National Commission for UNESCO. This morning at the ITVET campus, members of the Commission were formally installed. The Commission has until the end of the month to report on the status of the barrier reef as a […]
Written on January 21, 2011 | Posted in
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The anti-drilling movement in national parks is picking up steam. On Wednesday, the Coalition to Save Our National Heritage issued a release in support of Greg Ch’oc and SATIIM, which manages the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Initially Ch’oc reacted against statements made by the prime minister in which the PM indicated that drilling in the […]
Written on January 20, 2011 | Posted in
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SATIIM, which co-manages the Sarstoon Temash National Park in the south, is challenging the validity of comments recently made by the Prime Minister. According to Greg Ch’oc, SATIIM’s Executive Director, while the PM told the media that he hadn’t made up his mind about offshore drilling, he had a definite position regarding drilling in the […]
Written on January 17, 2011 | Posted in
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The Harpy Eagle is the most powerful bird of prey in the Americas, but it is classed as “Near Threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and as “critically endangered” in Belize. That is why it is major news that, for the first time locally, an active Harpy Eagle’s nest with a chick […]
Written on January 6, 2011 | Posted in
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Six environmental Non Government Organizations will be benefiting from grants provided by the Oak Foundation and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT). The grant of more than half a million dollars will be spent on projects at national parks, the barrier reef, the Chiquibul Forest as well as the Bladen Reserve. Disbursement began today at […]
Written on December 21, 2010 | Posted in
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Belize’s tourism package will be getting an additional boost in the United States. The Outdoor Channel recently recorded a series about fishing in the Jewel. And come January Buccaneers and Bones will premiere featuring anglers such NBC’s Tom Brokaw, the actor Michael Keaton, and acclaimed photographer R. Valentine Atkinson. The series will be narrated by […]
In December of 2009, the United Nations Climate Change Conference was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. This past week, the follow up conference moved to Cancun and was attended by two hundred national delegates and thousands of others in science and related fields. It should have ended on Friday, but the closing […]
Written on December 13, 2010 | Posted in
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A fly-over of the Bladen Nature Reserve, bordering with Guatemala, provides a bird’s eye view of the rich vegetation of our tropical forests. The protected area, however, is being systematically plundered by those engaged in export of the lucrative xate and by poachers looking for exotic wildlife. But it’s not limited to those two threats; […]
Written on December 9, 2010 | Posted in
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The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference has been taking place in Cancun, Mexico since November twenty ninth. About two hundred national delegates and thousands of staff, scientists as well as Nongovernmental organizations have congregated to work on a solution that would limit the output of greenhouse gases. Belize plays an important role in the […]
Written on December 9, 2010 | Posted in
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He’s no ordinary visitor; OCEANA reeled in the big fish today and brought Ted Danson from HBO’s television series Curb your Enthusiasm along with the former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria. They are here to support marine conservation. OCEANA, government and the Northern Fishermen Cooperative signed off to ban trawling, a huge accomplishment for conservationists. The […]
Written on December 8, 2010 | Posted in
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One of the big issues facing Carlos Perdomo in the Caribbean Shore areas is the bad condition of streets, which like many other areas in the city have suffered from neglect. But not for much longer, that’s the promise from the Minister of Works, Anthony “Boots” Martinez, who told News Five that come February, Belize […]
Written on December 3, 2010 | Posted in
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The Anti-Offshore drilling sentiment, which has brought environmentalists together in Belize, is also spreading in other regions. The United States of America on the heels of the major BP Deep Horizon Disaster, has pulled back on offshore drilling on its coast. The US Department of the Interior has announced today that it would not include […]
Written on December 1, 2010 | Posted in
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On October twenty-fourth the Belize Zoo suffered major infrastructural damage to much of the structures and trees when Hurricane Richard ripped directly over its path. It took more than a month of constant work to rebuild and reshape the facility and today, amidst much fanfare, it re-opened with a whole new look. Well, Junior Buddy […]
Written on December 1, 2010 | Posted in
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The 2010 hurricane season officially ends today. During the months of June to November, there were three scares but the category one hurricane called Richard hit Belize hard when it was least expected. Millions of dollars were racked up in damages and there was loss of life. The worst is over and News Five’ Delahnie […]
Written on November 30, 2010 | Posted in
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The Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage along with the Association of Protected Management Organization (APAMO) received a boost when UNESCO shared its sentiments against offshore drilling for oil. Belize’s Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site, is in danger from not only aggressive stressors such as bleaching and sedimentation, but also from commercial oil exploration. […]
Written on November 30, 2010 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Tourism also weighed in its formal position on the possible delisting of Belize’s Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at its press conference today. According to Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia, government is in talks with UNESCO to maintain Belize’s status retain the Barrier Reef among the main attractions for […]
Written on November 30, 2010 | Posted in
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While Belize City has been in the news recently for its mounting garbage problems and littered streets, in the western region of the country, a community is becoming well known for quite the opposite. Benque Viejo Town has won a competition sponsored by several organizations to address that has dubbed it the cleanest municipality in […]
Written on November 30, 2010 | Posted in
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Since Hurricane Richard’s fury left many of the animals at the Belize Zoo without their habitats, staff members at the facility, with the help of volunteers, have been feverishly trying to restore things back to normal. That effort started soon after the storm when the zoo had to close its doors for the clean-up and […]
Written on November 29, 2010 | Posted in
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Forward the Revolution; that’s a group of four free spirited individuals who have embarked on a journey with a purpose. Raphael Fellmer, Benjamin Lesage, Camille Goguey and Nieves Palmer left The Hague on January nineteenth and have travelled by land and sea for months with little supplies and a strong faith in humanity. They are […]
Written on November 26, 2010 | Posted in
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It is a sight to behold, a sixty five year old crocodile that has become hugely popular. The crocodile is so friendly that it turned into a tourist attraction at the Lamanai Riverside Retreat in Orange Walk. At twelve feet in length, the reptile comes easily to shore to greet guests and friends and overtime […]
Written on November 18, 2010 | Posted in
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