AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWetlands & wildlife funding: National Geographic’s Blue Boundaries programme is funding eight wetland and coastal projects, including work using satellite tracking and community photos on manatee movement through Belize’s underground water systems. Border conservation grants: Ya’axché, Friends for Conservation and Development, and SATIIM received EU-IOM-backed grants to boost ranger training, patrols in Chiquibul National Park, and community-led biocultural guardianship in southern and western Belize. Coastal management boost: World Bank-supported Blue Cities and Beyond handed MBEMC and CZMAI new vehicles, a 32-foot vessel, radios, and outboard engines to strengthen field monitoring of Belize’s coasts and marine areas. Ozone-friendly skills: The DOE’s National Ozone Unit awarded 12 refrigeration and air-conditioning scholarships, with tools and PPE, to support Belize’s shift to cooler, safer technologies. Belize River fish kill update: DOE says the Belize River is back to normal after the August die-off, but residents were told corrective actions are still needed after ruling out disease as “highly unlikely.” Weather: Moist, unstable conditions bring showers and thunderstorms, mainly toward the south and Toledo.
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