Posted by greatBelize on February 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
As China bids farewell to the Year of the Tiger and rings in the Year of the Rabbit this month many Americans are wondering: Is China eclipsing the US and taking over as the world’s new superpower? In last year’s midterm election 29 candidates from both parties were afraid that was the case.
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Posted by greatBelize on February 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Government’s insistence to allow drilling inside the Sarstoon Temash National Park (STNP) in the Toledo District—which could happen as soon as August, according to Prime Minister Dean Barrow—will inevitably lead to a further fallout between the Barrow administration and the Maya of Toledo, who have joined forces with opponents to drilling inside protected areas, and who have issued a public declaration that drilling on what they deem to be their ancestral lands would be both illegal and in violation of a court injunction granted in 2010.
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Posted by greatBelize on February 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Maya activist and environmentalist Greg Ch’oc had the support of the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage and the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations (APAMO) at a press conference held in Belize City Tuesday morning, at which he made an ardent appeal to Prime Minister Dean Barrow to reason with them to revisit Government’s policy of permitting petroleum exploration across the entire length and breadth of Belize, including protected areas, which comprise 26% of national territory.
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Posted by greatBelize on February 12, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage—a mounting movement lobbying the government to ban petroleum exploration offshore Belize and inside protected areas—is gearing up to stage a press conference on Tuesday morning, following a signal from Prime Minister Dean Barrow that drilling would proceed in Toledo in a concession area that includes the Sarstoon Temash National Park.
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Posted by greatBelize on February 12, 2011 · 1 Comment
In a recent interview with the media, on January 7, 2011 with Channel 5 Belize, you stated:
“…In terms of the national parks, we are hopeful that the U.S. Capital Energy people in the south will be able to proceed. Everything is coming up roses in terms of seismic that has been shot. And I’m telling you, since that matter has already went to court, if they say they are ready to drill they will be allowed to drill. That matter I was involved in the issue when it went before Mister Justice Awich and that’s been cleared and so I believe that’s also part of your breech. But while I can’t give you a definitive position on offshore, I am giving you a definitive position on that one. Drilling will be permitted.”
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Posted by greatBelize on February 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
On April 22, 2010, the newest protected area, the Hopkins Nature Reserve, was established via statutory instrument signed by Minister of Natural Resources and Deputy Prime Minister, Gaspar Vega, setting aside 1,565.628 acres as a wetlands reserve, spanning north of Sittee River, east of Carib Hills, south of the Freshwater Creek Lagoon and west of the Village of Hopkins.
At the same time, the boundaries of certain other protected areas were adjusted, and as we understand it, a portion of the Vaca Forest Reserve de-reserved, which one conservationist told us was a decision made to resolve encroachment into the protected area.
Posted by greatBelize on January 23, 2011 · 1 Comment
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 World Heritage Site and to show that activities that put at risk the fragile eco-system will cease. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports.
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Posted by greatBelize on January 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Belize Audubon Society aims at creating a balance between people and the environment, educating, advocating and managing protected areas for sustainable development in Belize. We call for development that is socially responsible, economically feasible with the least negative impacts to the environment.
Posted by greatBelize on January 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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Posted by greatBelize on December 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Belize Birds of the Week #13 and #14– Black and White Warbler, Mniotilta varia and Yellow-throated warbler, Dendroica dominica
Wilma – is the author of this Blog Post at South Englishtown Gazette. I look forward to Wilma’s blog post and recommend it to any nature lover.
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