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The Forest Department is celebrating 100 years since its creation under the theme: “From roots to canopy: a centennial journey.”

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May 5, 2021 A Sustainably Harvested Honey in Toledo That’s Helping to Preserve Wild Forests! If you like your honey golden and sweet, you are in for double the treat when you find out that the honey coming out of Toledo is also helping the environment.  It’s a sustainably harvested honey that is bursting with flavours, but also has a value that goes beyond the taste buds where beekeepers are learning how to make money from bees without cutting down trees.  It’s a livelihood initiative that seeks to position our greatest undervalued solution to the climate crisis—forests. Ne...

Apr 22, 2021 PG Farmers Stand Up to Fires As the world observes Earth Day, people all over Belize are reflecting on environmental issues and challenges facing this country.  Recently, one group of farmers in southern Belize began to deal with a common threat to their livelihoods head on, by getting training in dealing with forest fires. Not only are they able to now better protect their own crops, they are also looking out for the biodiversity around them.  As the dry season approaches, the stewards of the protected areas want communities to take an active part in fire management f...

Apr 1, 2021 Ya’axche Sounds Urgent Call for Help with clearings in M.M.N.F.R. Tonight, we take you to Toledo where another protected area is under threat from Guatemalans illegally clearing large swaths of Belizean land.  The Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve incursions are happening just a few miles into the forest and the Ya’axche Conservation Trust has disturbing drone footage to prove it.  Reporter Andrea Polanco tells us more in the following story.   Andrea Polanco, Reporting There are land clearings happening inside the Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve. This is a pro...