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Decisive action to strengthen regional and international cooperation to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and transnational organized crime in the fisheries sector is being taken by Caribbean ministers responsible for fisheries and blue economic growth. The ministerial meeting on IUU fishing and transnational organized crime is one of a series of meetings that are […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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In speaking of Belize’s role in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, Minister Perez says that the country has adopted a streamlined and straightforward fisheries resource act which enable the creation of a legal structure for sustainable fisheries. Andre Perez, Minister of Blue Economy “Belize has become a leader in the sustainable use, science-based […]
Written on October 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The eleventh annual Ocean Heroes Award ceremony was held virtually on Wednesday night where a well-known chef and a marine conservationist were recognized by Oceana Belize for their continued work as protectors of the sea. Jennie Staines, a San Pedrano, and Kevin Andrewin, chairman of Gales Point Wildlife Sanctuary, are the proud recipients of this […]
Written on September 30, 2021 | Posted in
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Every year, OCEANA’s Ocean Hero Awards is a night of celebration where exceptional accomplishments in ocean conservation, advocacy and education are recognized. Tonight, a pair of recipients who exemplify what it means to be an Ocean Hero will be honored for their work in promoting and raising awareness about Belize’s marine resources. OCEANA’s Vice President […]
Written on September 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council and Belize Waste Control reached an agreement last Friday after several weeks of a stalemate that resulted in residential garbage accumulating across Belize City. When City Hall, which was in significant arrears to the sanitation company, was unable to pay its bill, garbage began piling up at every street corner and […]
Written on September 28, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday night we brought you snippets of the Port of Belize Expansion Project’s virtual public consultation. It was the second round of consultations, following a request by the National Environmental Assessment Committee (NEAC) to have the project’s ESIA revisited. An addendum to the original environmental and social impact assessment will see the developers ditch […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Reefkeeper Belize, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Belizean students about the importance of the reef, mangrove and sea grass to promote conservation, met recently with the National Garifuna Council to discuss the intersection of culture and conservation. Out of that discussion comes a partnership for sharing traditional knowledge. Lisa Mulcahy is the director of […]
Written on September 24, 2021 | Posted in
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A virtual public consultation is ongoing for the Port of Belize Expansion Project. The initiative proposes to expand the port with a modernized cargo area and bulk cargo facility. Additionally, the expansion will include a cruise terminal and a berthing facility that proposes to accommodate onshore docking for larger cruise and cargo ships. To facilitate […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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During the question and answer segment, presenters were asked if the Port of Belize Expansion takes into account the transportation master plan. Here is the response. Allen Herrera, Nextera Environmental and Engineering Consultancy “Yes it does. To put it in a word, it does. The transportation master plan for the country addresses road transportation, […]
Written on September 23, 2021 | Posted in
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A team of Cuban experts from the Institute of Marine Sciences and GAMMA S.A. have been in Belize over the past two weeks conducting preliminary assessments on coastal erosion in the south. It is being done under a project entitled, “Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Dangriga and Hopkins.” But on Tuesday, the team carried out […]
Written on September 17, 2021 | Posted in
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Environment Youth Activist Kiefer Mes needs your assistance to get to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Youths in Scotland. He was selected to be a representative for Belize, and an opportunity like this could potentially set the stage for Mes to become a global voice for youth activism on climate change. The Independence […]
Written on September 15, 2021 | Posted in
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In 2019, forty-five manatee deaths were recorded by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute. Then in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reduced tourism activity and the number of deaths went down to only eleven. Since the start of this year, nine deaths have already been recorded; the most recent was that of an adult male manatee […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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While we were with the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Blue Economy, Kennedy Carrillo, we asked her about the proposal by the government to pay off the super bond, one component of which is the widely discussed “blue bond” for marine conservation program. C.E.O. Carrillo says it is a win-win for the country. Kennedy […]
Written on September 14, 2021 | Posted in
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The Association of Protected Areas Management Organization has issued a release questioning why only some of the men arrested during an illegal logging operation have been charged. APAMO says that on May twelfth, rangers of the Mayflower Bocawina National Park came across a major illegal logging operation run by a group of men within the […]
Written on September 13, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize is one of five CARIFORUM countries that will participate in a survey on climate change being launched by a number of agencies in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre. While predictions are that Caribbean countries are expected to face more adverse weather events, many citizens have not connected extreme weather events to […]
Written on September 13, 2021 | Posted in
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A couple of weeks ago we told you about a sugar ship that is soon to become a world-class dive site at the Turneffe Atoll. Today, the Turneffe Atoll Sustainable Association gave reporters a first-hand experience on the ship to see how it is being prepared for its underwater descent. News Five’s Paul Lopez explored […]
Written on September 13, 2021 | Posted in
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The Senate met today in Belmopan where the super bond, as well as the agreement between the Government of Belize and The Nature Conservancy, took center stage. Parliamentarians on both sides of the floor, including the social partner senators, all weighed in on the move by the Briceño administration to settle Belize’s massive external debt […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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In response to Peyrefitte’s demand for an apology, Senator Eamon Courtenay referred to the People’s United Party’s strong track record on environmental conservation. He further stated that in negotiating the terms of the new agreement with The Nature Conservancy, fellow senator Chris Coye was successful in brokering a new deal. Eamon Courtenay, Leader of […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Minister of State Chris Coye, the initial agreement that was struck in October 2020 waived the stamp duty and land taxes; however, they have managed to agree on a sum of eighteen million dollars over a fifty-year period. Christopher Coye, P.U.P. Senator “There was an original agreement in each instance for TNC […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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A second project that TNC has a part to play in is the Belize Maya Forest Trust. TNC purchased over two hundred thousand acres of land and placed it in a trust for conservation. The lands were surrounded with controversy when the current administration revealed that TNC was exempted from paying land taxes on the […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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In terms of the conservation aspects of the agreement, the government has to make specific commitments, it is still negotiating. One of these has to do with biodiversity zones. Christopher Coye, Minister of State, Finance “Belize has biodiversity zones and commitments on biodiversity zones already. We have I think between fifteen and twenty percent […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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And, if you thought the word “blue” in the term Blue Bond is referring to People’s United Party’s Blu manifesto or its party color, The Nature Conservancy says its organization is one hundred percent non-partisan. We spoke via zoom to Julie Robinson, Program Director at TNC. Julie Robinson, Program Director, TNC “One of the […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week, we told you about the cabinet’s approval of an update to Belize’s national determined contribution as part of its commitment in the global mitigation of climate change. The country is committing to increase its NDC by five percent over the next ten years. This has since been forwarded to the UNFCCC; the United […]
Written on September 8, 2021 | Posted in
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The Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations has spoken out on mining operations in the Chiquibul. A release today from the association calls Boiton Minerals Limited’s mining operation destructive and says it can bring further loss of forest resources. The organization notes that evidence gathered from an excursion to the Chiquibul National Park shows the […]
Written on September 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, we take a closer look at The Nature Conservancy’s work in Belize, differentiating between the organization’s involvement in protecting over two hundred thousand acres of forest land in the Belize Maya Forest, and agreeing to aid Belize in restructuring its super bond with marine conservation as its end goal. News Five’s Paul Lopez seeks […]
Written on September 6, 2021 | Posted in
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