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COASTAL AWARENESS WEEK 2014
by Belize CZMAI on Sep 15th, 2014
The Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute presents it's Coastal Awareness Week 2014. Please see flyers for more information on the different activities that will be taking place during the week. [gallery link="file"]...Read More » Tags
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Expert Group meeting on Implementing Rio+20: Integrated Planning for Sustainable Coastal Area Management in the Caribbean Region
by Belize CZMAI on May 19th, 2014
Local experts from the Caribbean region, including Belize, discuss strategies for effectively integrating sustainable coastal area management in national planning and implementation processes. For more details, please visit: http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&nr=642&type=13&menu=1634 ...Read More » Tags
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Final Annual Report 2012-2013 of the Belize Spawning Aggregation Working Group
by Belize CZMAI on Mar 14th, 2014
As a long standing member of the Spawning Aggregation Working Group (SPAWG). Coastal Zone Management is pleased to present, on our website, the final annual report for 2012-2013 for the Spawning Aggregation Working Group. Belize SPAG Working Group Annual Report 2012-13...Read More » Tags
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REEF WEEK 2014
by Belize CZMAI on Mar 5th, 2014
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Identifying Opportunities for Climate-Compatible Tourism Development in Coastal Belize
by Belize CZMAI on Mar 4th, 2014
Growth of the tourism industry is viewed as inherent to economic development in Belize but is often accompanied by habitat degradation that directly threatens the resources upon which the industry depends. The challenge faced is how best to move forward with tourism development whilst maintaining healthy, functional ecosystems that support the tourism industry, sustain livelihoods and provide resilience to climate change. The World Wildlife Fun...Read More » Tags
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Launch of Coastal Capital: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean Guidebook
by Belize CZMAI on Feb 25th, 2014
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and its partners recently released the newest publication in its Coastal Capital series, "Coastal Capital: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean". This guidebook was developed through a broad partnership of organizations working on the sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystems in the Caribbean. The guidebook summarizes successful case stories of coastal valuations from the Caribbean...Read More » Tags
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Training on the Use of Sector-Specific Biophysical Models in Impact Assessment
by Belize CZMAI on Feb 11th, 2014
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) recently organized a training course entitled “The Use of Sector-Specific Biophysical Models in Impact Assessment in the Caribbean”. This course was implemented under the European-Union (EU) funded Regional Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) Project in partnership with the Government of Jamaica. The main objective of the training course was to provide technicians and practitioners of t...Read More » Tags
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CZMAI participates in the Belize National Replenishment Zones Expansion Project
by Belize CZMAI on Dec 12th, 2013
Background Currently fishery replenishment zones, also known as “no-take” zones, represent about 3% of Belize’s territorial sea. Although they incorporate five key habitat types (coral reef, open sea, seagrass, sparse algae/sand, and mangrove/littoral forest), the effectiveness of these “no-take” zones in replenishing fisheries stocks and enabling the recovery of damaged or degraded ecosystems is limited in part by their small size...Read More » Tags
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WINNERS OF THE 4TH ANNUAL BLUE WATER CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT
by Belize CZMAI on Nov 30th, 2012
In the early mornings of the 24 and 25 November, 2012, the 4thAnnual Blue Water Classic Fishing Tournament participants departed from the marina at Old Belize for a two day event of offshore fishing. This year eleven boats took part in the tournament. Minimum weights accepted in the tournament included: Blue Marlin-100 pounds, White Marlin-30 pounds, Wahoo-15 pounds, Sailfish-30 pounds, Tuna-5 pounds, Dorado-5 pounds, Kingfish-10 pounds, and Ba...Read More » Tags
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Environmentalists should be celebrities; CZMAI lecture series
by Belize CZMAI on Oct 8th, 2012
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute hosts a monthly educational series for members of the environmental community. The seminar series has been conducted by researchers and scientists who use very technical language. But for this month’s seminar, the CZMAI has taken a different approach and invited the host of the Wake Up Belize Show, Mose Hyde. Hyde’s theme for the group was “Why all Belizean scientists and conservationists ...Read More » Tags
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