By Zoila Palma: The Department of the Environment (DOE), under the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, has taken enforcement action following land-clearing activities along the Belize River near Mile 6.5 on the Philip Goldson Highway. The action followed a complaint that prompted a joint inspection by the DOE, Forest Department and Lands and Surveys Department.
The inspection confirmed that approximately 3.78 acres of vegetation had been cleared, including about a quarter-acre of red mangroves removed without the required permit.
The Forest Department has since charged the landowner under the Mangrove Regulations.
The DOE has directed the landowner to undertake immediate riverbank stabilization and restoration measures, construct a properly designed seawall subject to the necessary permits and approvals, and restore mangroves along the affected riverbank in coordination with the Forest Department.
The landowner has also been ordered to cease all further development activities on the property and obtain environmental clearance before undertaking any future development.
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By Zoila Palma: The Department of the Environment (DOE), under the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, has taken enforcement action following land-clearing activities along the Belize River near Mile 6.5 on the Philip Goldson Highway. The action followed a complaint that prompted a joint inspection by the DOE, Forest Department and Lands and
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