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Ecology
The Ecology page is
still under construction.
We hope
we will
be able to deliver a rice content in the next weeks.
Right side, The Lagoon View in San Pedro
Abandoned garbage is not only
an eyesore, but the sites that are not cleaned up can lead to a number
of health and safety concerns, which fosters a negative image to any
community.
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System enter UNESCO’s
Danger List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in
Seville, under
the chair of María Jesús San Segundo, Ambassador and
Permanent Delegate
of Spain to UNESCO, has decided to inscribe Belize Barrier Reef Reserve
System on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The main problem with Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
concerns
mangrove cutting and excessive development in the property which was
inscribed in 1996 as largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere,
with offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests,
coastal lagoons and estuaries.
While requesting
stricter control of development on the site, the Committee also
requested that the moratorium on mangrove cutting on the site which
expired in 2008 be reinstated.
Source:
General
Belize is a spectacular country rich in
teeming
jungles, lush rainforests, dry pine savannas, tangled mangrove swamps,
and dynamic coral reefs. It is truly one of the best examples in the
New World Tropics of a species rich, biologically diverse country and
is a leader in conservation initiatives.
On the other side it is estimated that Belize produces
approximately 350'000 tons of solid
waste annually from domestic households and commercial establishments.
This means that each person living in Belize produces approximately two
to three pounds of solid waste every day.
With so much garbage, illegal dumping has become a serious and growing
problem in Belize. Abandoned garbage is not only
an eyesore, but the sites that are not cleaned up can lead to a number
of health and safety concerns, which fosters a negative image to any
community.
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