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Climate Change in the Coastal Zone
by Belize CZMAI on Oct 8th, 2012
~ PRESS RELEASE ~ Climate Change in the Coastal Zone The Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute in partnership with the Natural Capital Project, World Wildlife Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, and The Nature Conservancy is hosting a three-day Caribbean Regional Conference entitled, “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Planning into Coastal Zone Management using Ecosystem S...Read More » Tags
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Coastal Planning In Belize – Creating a Blueprint for Sustainable Development
by Belize CZMAI on Sep 4th, 2012
CZMAI Planning Team: Chantalle Clarke - Coastal Planner; Samir Rosado – Coastal Science Researcher; Maritza Canto – GIS Specialist ICZM Plan Updates: (i) The team ran two new iterations using InVEST's habitat risk assessment and four ecosystem service models: recreation, coastal vulnerability, coastal protection, and lobster fishery. (ii) There was a reconfiguration of the use zones for the “compromise (informed management) future...Read More » Tags
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‘No Wake’ signs for Belize River
by Belize CZMAI on May 30th, 2012
Jamal Galves and volunteer Kleon Coleman (pictured) laboriously installed 3 No Wake signs at the Belize River mouth. Save the Manatee Club and Sea to Shore Alliance were sponsors. Please operate your boat with caution in this high manatee use area - most stranded manatees are found here. [caption id="attachment_538" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Kleon Coleman with no wake sign"][/caption]...Read More » Tags
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Marine Mammal Surveys 2012: Sperm whales in Belize
by Belize CZMAI on May 30th, 2012
The Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute in the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development and CZMAI completed marine mammal aerial surveys along the entire coast of Belize. Nicole Auil Gomez led manatee surveys on April 3rd – 4th, and cetacean (dolphin and whale) surveys on April 13. The Oceanic Society carried out the surveys for the Turneffe Atoll on April 10th - 11th, led by Dr. Holly Edwards. Ei...Read More » Tags
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Manatee Researcher Jamal Galves is honored for his work with manatees in Belize
by Belize CZMAI on May 3rd, 2012
Mr. Galves carries out manatee conservation work under the joint efforts of the Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute in the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development and CZMAI, and the international NGO Sea to Shore Alliance. He was chosen for the inaugural 2012-2013 class of “Caribbean Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders” (CEWCL.) Funded in part by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, C-EWCL is an opport...Read More » Tags
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CZMAI hosts kindergarten children for Manatee awareness
by Belize CZMAI on Mar 21st, 2012
21/ 3/12 - The Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMAI) today hosted 50 kindergarten children at its Training Room for a half day of manatee awareness and fun activities. The excitement and enthusiasm could be felt (and heard) with the showing of a short video on the manatee, coloring activities and get up and jump sessions. The CZMAI is grateful to the teachers and students from Stepping Stones Preschool and Horizon Academy who made the mor...Read More » Tags
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Belize moves to finalize Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan
by Belize CZMAI on Jan 25th, 2012
Posted: 20/01/2012 - 12:12 AM Author: Adele O. Trapp - aotrapp@amandala.com.bz From the Jan.22 2012 edition of the Amandala Newspaper The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) is working on an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan for Belize, which spans 9 zones, and it hopes to complete the plan by March 2012. It wants the public to be involved in another wave of consultations and is extending an invitation for t...Read More » Tags
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Public Meetings: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan
by Belize CZMAI on Jan 4th, 2012
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute would like to invite the public to presentations and discussion on Belize’s Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan. This national Plan is mandated under the Coastal Zone Management Act. It determines the suitability of coastal land use, and outlines recommendations for sustainable development along the entire coastal zone of Belize, including 3-kilometers inland from the coastline, a...Read More » Tags
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New Visitor Fees to Goff’s Caye
by Belize CZMAI on Apr 27th, 2011
Belize City, Belize, April 18, 2011 – Since 2004, the CZMA has been managing the Goff’s Caye Special Management Area which includes islands such as Goff’s Caye, Sergeants Caye, and Rendezvous Caye. In the last three years, vast improvements have been made to Goff’s Caye in infrastructure, amenities and services to make visitor’s experience more memorable. To help us with the upkeep of these amenities, we are instituting a $2.00/ perso...Read More » Tags
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Floods threaten Great Barrier Reef, La Niña to blame
by Belize CZMAI on Jan 17th, 2011
-Floods have devastated the landscape of the state of Queensland, Australia, but they also present a high risk to the Great Barrier Reef. Stretching over 2,300 kilometers (1,430 miles) along the northeast coast of Australia, large parts of the southern Great Barrier Reef are "flooded" with fresh water. Salinity could go down to ten parts per thousand or less and remain like that for weeks; "nothing can live in those conditions," says Brodi...Read More » Tags
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