Yesterday, November 1, 2023, FCD signed a third party responsible agreement with the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. The agreement is for the execution of a five year project titled, “Integrated Management of Production Landscapes to deliver multiple global environmental benefits,”. FCD’s primary role in this project will be to […]

Citizen Science is the involvement of the public in scientific research. For FCD, the Citizen Science Program with the Scarlet Macaw Conservation Program provides the opportunity for volunteers to assist with the biomonitoring and protection of the scarlet macaws during the peak nesting period. This year, FCD announced the call for volunteers in March through […]

Ginger Deason, PhD Program Officer for Central America, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) visited the Chiquibul during the month of September with the intent of having a first-hand look at the results of the financing provided by the USFWS. For more than 5 years, the USFWS has been supporting FCD in areas of macaw […]

International Archaeology Day was celebrated. Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) took part in an event held at the Lamanai Archaeological Reserve. FCD staff raise awareness about the significance of FCD’s work and the efforts to preserve the Chiquibul forest and its Cultural features. FCD thanks the Institute of Archaeology (NICH) Belize for their ongoing […]

FCD staff along with Dr. Jennie Saqui from GIZ Selva Maya met with Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas personnel to review results of GIZ funded projects. Community Outreach, aerial recces, patrolling activities and building knowledge in One Health was prominently undertaken. The activities were targeted towards communities located in the Chiquibul Maya Mountains complex. Both […]