After ten years, a new website has been launched by FCD which is more representative of the work the organization does. In 2007, with the signing of a co-management agreement with the Forest Department, FCD initiated a more robust program of ecosystem protection. Our work since then was centered on the Chiquibul National Park. Over […]

For the first time World Water Day was celebrated by FCD on the 22nd of March under the theme, “Be the Change You Want to See in The World”. The primary goal for this year’s event was to increase awareness on the importance of the water resources and how citizens could participate in the proper […]

FCD celebrated its 23rd Annual General Meeting on the 4th of December at San Ignacio Resort Hotel. This symbolized a return to a norm in terms of venue and participation of FCD members at the end of the year. Over 75 participants made it to the event, including the Minister responsible for protected areas, Honourable […]

The 2022 Scarlet Macaw nesting season has ended with much success in the Chiquibul, thanks to a total of 13 volunteers that assisted in biomonitoring and the arduous work of the FCD Research Unit. By the end of the season, in September, a total of 24 macaws made it to the wild. With a population […]

The forest fires of this season were not as dramatic in the Chiquibul or Vaca compared to those of 2020; however, in the Baldy Beacon area, of the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, where FCD Rangers are now based, the impacts of forest fires were high. During the month of May small fires were suppressed […]