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San Pedro Tour Operators come to rescue the reef

Elkhorn coral is one of the most important corals in the Caribbean and along with staghorn coral and star corals have formed Caribbean coral reefs over the last 5,000 years. In the early 1980s a bacterial syndrome, known as white-band disease has now reduced the elkhorn and staghorn population to less than three percent of its former abundance. On Ambergris Caye, where reef-related tourism is paramount, one group of vested stakeholders have taken the lead in restoring reef areas that have been affected.

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Placencia; Stay & Play

The second most popular tourism destination in the country, visitors flock to the peninsula for her vast beaches, laidback atmosphere, wide variety of places to stay and tons of water sports to be enjoyed.

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Conservation Tidbits: Awesome nature news around Belize

From new regulations to protect our mangroves, to Belize’s Jamal Galves at NatGeoFest, to rescued scarlet macaw chicks thriving under proper care and our Belize Barrier Reef removed from the In-Danger list – Belize is celebrating its conservation victories!

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Reef Week 2017

Every year the Belizean conservation community celebrates the significant economic and cultural benefits of the Belize Barrier Reef to the country with a week-long calendar…

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What a view!

No, we didn’t get to go on the helicopter for these pictures. (I’m still sad about that… 🙁 ) But our fabulous friend Findley ‘Kardashian’ Halliday…

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Holy Grouper on a Kayak!!

It was a calm (early) morning on Thursday, February 28th when Roman Mejia decided it was the perfect time for some fishin’. He dragged his…

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