Latin America & the Caribbean

Belize

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• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

The country is covered by the UNESCO Cluster Office in Kingston, Jamaica.

Central America is one of the regions most prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, landslides and meteorological events.

Belize is participating in the Regional Action Programme Central America (RAP-CA) for Capacity Building for Natural Disaster Reduction to develop appropriate decision support tools and techniques to implement disaster preventive and mitigation measures, using local knowledge and information modelling tools.

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- UNESCO and the European Space Agency (ESA) Project: Using Space Technologies to Assist Mesoamerica with the Biological Corridor More

- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE)

Coasts and Small Islands  

- Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP): sustaining coastal biodiversity benefits and ecosystem services

Natural Disasters Reduction  

- Regional Action Programme Central America (RAP-CA) for Capacity Building for Natural Disaster Reduction More