By Zoila Palma: Three grants have been awarded to strengthen forest protection, community-based border management and protected area conservation across Belize’s southern and western regions through a partnership involving the Government of Belize, the European Union (EU), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and three Belizean conservation organizations.
The grants will benefit Ya’axché Conservation Trust, Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD), and the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM).
Each organization will receive EUR 139,689, approximately BZD $326,872, to support conservation initiatives in some of Belize’s most ecologically important and vulnerable border areas.
Ya’axché will focus on strengthening transboundary conservation in southern Belize’s Maya Golden Landscape through improved ranger capacity, enforcement coordination and community participation.
FCD will strengthen protection of Chiquibul National Park by improving patrols, monitoring, surveillance and enforcement along 43.5 kilometres of the park’s western flank.
SATIIM will implement an Indigenous-led Border Security Conservation Nexus initiative, training community members as biocultural guardians who will combine Indigenous knowledge with biodiversity conservation. The three projects aim to place resources directly in the hands of organizations and communities working to protect Belize’s forests and natural and cultural heritage.
The initiative reflects a broader commitment by the EU and IOM to supporting environmental protection, border management and community resilience in Belize.
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By Zoila Palma: Three grants have been awarded to strengthen forest protection, community-based border management and protected area conservation across Belize’s southern and western regions through a partnership involving the Government of Belize, the European Union (EU), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and three Belizean conservation organizations. The grants will benefit Ya’axché Conservation Trust,
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