Submitted by
Carianne.Johnson
on Thu, 01/24/2019 - 18:23
General Information
Resolution
44012
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEM Central America, Mexico and Caribbean 2017-2020
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Meso and South America
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory
Belize
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Commissions
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Ya'axche Conservation Trust
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Fundraising
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Ya'axche Conservation Trust engaged in fundraising to bridge the continued gaps in the National Protected Area System through the formal integration of Private Protected Areas across Belize.
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Along with the assistance of an intern from the University of Cambridge a report was completed on the development of a financial strategy to increase the efforts of Belize Association of Private Protected Areas (BAPPA). BAPPA now represents 70 private landowners and has been integral in the strengthening the protected areas system and the protection of biological corridors throughout the country. In 2015 as a result of Whitley Fund for Nature’s support to BAPPA, the Government of Belize officially recognized Private Protected Areas as a part of their National Protected Areas system. This was due to the enactment of the National Protected Areas System and Protected Areas Conservation Trust legislation.
Status
Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Ya'axche partnered with Whitley Fund for Nature to complete this project. The project will address the growing need for declaration and registration of Private Protected Areas in Belize to reduce habitat fragmentation and threats to biodiversity and the importance of the establishment of biological corridors and public’s knowledge of ecosystem services private protected areas can provide.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
Within the next two years additional Private Protected Areas will be registered and officially declared as part of the National Protected Areas System.
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2017-2020