Belize - Country Profile

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Please note that this country profile has been prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of information provided in the NBSAP and national reports, but has not been reviewed by the Party concerned.

Status and Trends of Biodiversity

Overview

Belize is located in the northern part of Central America and forests dominate its landscape. In 1996, seven sites on the Barrier Reef were designated as World Heritage Sites under the World Heritage Convention. The centerpiece of biodiversity conservation in Belize is the Natural Protected Areas System, which consists of more than 60 declared state and private reserves in both terrestrial and coastal/marine environment... More »

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Major features of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The objectives of the Belizean strategy include: to foster and enhance human and institutional capacity building; to create an awareness of the importance of biodiversity resources to Belize’s development and to the welfare of its people; to promote community participation and decentralize the management and use of biodiversity; to determine, document and monitor the status and value of Belize’s biodiversity; to strengthen and consolidate in-situ conservation; to promote ex-situ conservation as a complement to in-situ conservation; to promote the sustainable use, equitable access and distribution of benefits derived from biodiversity; to formulate policies on biosafety and intellectual property rights; and to amend legislation to ensure that biodiversity is developed and used sustainably... More »

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Wilber Sabido	CBD Primary NFP, Resource Mobilization FP, GSPC NFP
Mr. Marcelo Windsor	CBD Secondary NFP, CHM NFP
Mr. Gumercindo Baeza	GSPC NFP
Mr. Lizandro Quiroz	GTI NFP
Mrs. Hannah St. Luce-Martinez	Protected Areas NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Ms. Natalie Gibson	Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
Mr. Francisco Gutierrez	BCH NFP