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 […]

The Chiquibul jungles have many secrets in store for the avid adventurer and explorer. With the opening of a paved road to Caracol these areas are becoming more accessible and thus the interest for visitation. In advance, FCD has established a technical committee to discuss what tourism can mean for these wilderness areas and what […]

On the 13th of October, FCD’s Environmental Educator conducted a community survey training for enumerators which took place at Bermudian Landing. This training had the participation of 3 volunteers from the community of Esperanza, Valley of Peace and Willows Bank with the aim of creating understanding of the roles and responsibilities of an enumerator, survey […]