FCD conducted its regular aerial recce flight to carry out aerial mapping of the Chiquibul Forest. This time FCD’s Chiquibul Park Manager was joined by Chief Ranger 1 M. Diaz to assess their joint efforts aimed at evaluating the progress of the Chiquibul forest’s recovery and identifying any new hotspot areas.

FCD’s Vaca Forest Ranger, Erwin Chi recently completed a fundamental wildfire fighting training program at Hill Bank Field Station from September 25th to 29th, 2023. FCD extends its congratulations to Erwin Chi as he develops new skills. We express our gratitude to Programme for Belize for their assistance in building our staff capabilities. The Vaca […]

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has been financing for more than 5 years the conservation efforts of FCD in the Chiquibul National Park. The support encompasses areas of research, monitoring, and capacity building. Today, Dr. Ginger Deason, Program Officer for USFWS Central America visited the Chiquibul to observe the achievements made in these areas. […]

FCD’s Cultural Heritage Technician and the Karst Management Unit tested two methodologies to determine the most effective approach for collecting data for the cultural inventory in the Chiquibul. The testing is aimed at making the monitoring and inventory of cultural remains more effective. All data collected is being referred to the Institute of Archaeology.

In commemoration of World Rivers Day celebrated this 24th of September, FCD and the National Biodiversity Office conducted a session with leaders from Esperanza and More Tomorrow to inform them of the UNDP GEF Project titled, “Integrated Management of Production Landscape to deliver Multiple Global Environmental Benefits”. This project is aimed at improving the management […]