Belize protects their Reefs and Species
Belize maintains the second longest barrier reef in the world, a UNESCO site, the Belize Barrier Reef. Belize has placed a moratorium on offshore oil development in their marine territories. Previously 18 foreign companies had petroleum concessions since oil was found around Belize a decade or two ago. Yet recent court victories by environmental groups casted doubt on the legitimacy of those claims. Attorneys for Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage and other groups successfully completed a ban on oil development in their coastal waters. Their interconnected systems are inhabited by endangered plants and animals such as West Indian manatee, American crocodile, three species of sea turtles, six threatened shark species, Yucatan birds, and various lizards, fishes and sponges. Reef related tourism and fishing makes protecting this world resource preciously beneficial to the sovereign integrity of the country.
Congratulations Belize for standing up for your ecology, people, and future.
Peace @ClumsySilverDad
Read more at:
http://ens-newswire.com/2018/02/02/belize-blocks-oil-development-on-americas-longest-reef/
That is a beautiful picture, and congrats to Belize for sticking up for their own land. It should be preserved!
I love to snorkel, and did a lot of reef snorkeling while on a couple sailing trips to Grenada and BVI. These amazing natural areas need to be protected and remain natural.
Thanks for sharing, cheers.
I still have yet to snorkel, something I need to do within the next 5 years for sure.
beautiful image! I wonder to see such a beautiful nature ... I would love someday to visit this beautiful landscape
good luck with that dream (-:
Such a beautiful landscape, makes you want to go to Belize and admire its beautiful landscapes!
yes, and thank goodness they are trying their best to care for it