Environmental protection

Using maps to conserve Natural Belize

 in Environment / Environmental / Pollution / submitted  tagged Belize / Central America / College of Idaho / Environmental protection / environmental regulations / geographic information system (GIS) / geographic mapping software / Natural resources / prime conservation areas / unsuitable habitat by

By Brittni Brown Adapting to the growth rates, infrastructure, and conservation of natural resources in developing countries can be exceptionally difficult. Belize is no exception to that. The country is the second smallest in Central America, and is commonly known for its diverse culture and natural wonders. Protecting many of these resources has become somewhat of a concern in the scientific community both within and outside of the country. With many coastal developments, high deforestation rates, and difficulty allocating funds for environmental protection, natural resources are taking a bit of a beating. New technologies are helping to begin tackling the […]

The Placencia Peninsula beach proposal

 in Issues / Ministry of Tourism and Culture / National / Tourism  tagged Belize / Belizean / Belizean people / Coast / Environment / Environmental protection / Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras / Government / Guatemala / Gulf of Honduras / Honduras / Land Utilization Act / Maritime Transport Pollution Control / Mexico / Placencia / Placencia Peninsula / Placencia Sanitation Company / Puerto Barrios by

Dear Editor, The Placencia Peninsula beach is 17 miles long and is one of our main tourism assets. Majority of it is filthy almost all year round and especially during this time of year. This is unacceptable, and it is slowly eroding our image as the fastest growing tourism destination, and the best stretch of beach in Belize. We recently won Destination of the Year. To keep that prestige, we need to focus our energies on our beach. In October 2010 the Gulf of Honduras (GOH) was launched with an objective of: “Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in […]

CABINET'S DECISION ON NCL'S PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON CRAWL CAYE

 in Environment / Government / Politics / Press Release / Tourism  tagged Ambergris Caye / Belize / Belizean / Belmopan / Environment / Environmental protection / Government / Hydrocarbon exploration / Norwegian Cruise Line / Press release by

Belizeans and true friends of Belize, It appears as though the Cabinet has made a pronouncement concerning the proposed Norwegian Cruise Lines development on Crawl Caye. As with all things, especially in dealing with matters deriving from this administration, a word to the wise is that despite what you glean from the press release…”the devil is in the details”. On the surface it looks as though the Cabinet made a wise, sound and appropriate decision, based on the statutes involving environmental protection. Yet, it causes the “enquiring mind” to query why, on one hand they opt to disregard issues pertaining […]