| Forest Cover and Change in Belize 1990-2000-2005. As part of a regional wide Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund Project, a forest cover change was conducted For this project, forest was defined as closed canopy, mature natural broadleaf forest and took particular care not to classify secondary growth that was part of an agricultural cycle of slash and burn, as “forest”. The study found a steady but very low level of deforestation of approximately 0.5% annually. This figure is substantially lower than found in earlier studies, none of which followed the same methodology. |
New Research in the Sarstoon Temash National Park, Toledo District, Belize: Coring for Pollen in the Sphagnum Bog - January 2010. The unusual find of a Sphagnum peat bog in the coastal lowland tropics of the Sarstoon Temash National Park in the Toledo District, Belize, did raise some eyebrows in the scientific community. Sphagnum is more typical for temperate climates and in the tropics it is generally only found in the highlands where nutrient poor conditions get combined with high rainfall/humidity. Finally, with the help of the Darwin Savanna Ecosystem Assessment Project and the University of Nottingham (UK). First scientif research is being conducted.
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| Rapid Ecological Assessment of a savanna/wetland habitat south of the Southern Lagoon, near Gales Point, Belize district. Vegetation and ecoystem inventories. |
| Great Potoo Finally confirmed from Belize. Documentation. |
Cycad research in Belize. During August and September of 2008, Michael Calonje from Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) in Miami, Florida led an expedition to Belize with the aim of making taxonomic sense of the Zamia species occurring here. The study led to three papers on the subject. Including the description of 2 new species.
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| Forest Cover and Change in Belize. Study to establish deforestation over the periods 1990-2000 and 2000-2005 in Key Biodiversity areas using remote sensing analysis. Study funded by the Cricital Ecosystem Partnership Fund 2008-2009. |
Key Bioversity Areas in Belize. 2007 Study to establish Key Biodiversity areas for Belize based on IUCN Red List Criteria. Study funded by the Cricital Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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| Machaca
Hill Lodge, Punta Gorda, Toledo District.
2006. (very) Rapid Ecological Assessment of the grounds
of this spectacular lodge. Report
focussing on vegetation but with notes on other biodiversity
(pdf:
3,802 kb) |
Aguacaliente
Wildlife Sanctuary, 2006: Rapid Ecological
Assessment of this small but important protected area
in the Toledo district. The area contains some unique
ecosystems and species. |
- Gragra
Lagoon National Park Management Plan
- 2006: Management
completed for this coastal ecosystem just south
of Dangriga in the Stann Creek District
(pdf
3,373 kb).
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- Mangrove
and Conservation Value Assessment at Northern Turneffe
- 2006:
A study carried out on behalf of the Forest Department
investigating the status of the Mangrove stands
on Northern Turneffe Atoll. Also looks into wildlife
issues such as the pledge of the American Crocodile
(Crocodylus acutus) (pdf 4.9 mb).
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Compilation of Information on Biodiversity in Belize
2006: A compilation of the information of Belize on the state of knowledge and conservation of biodiversity and the species of vertebrates in particular. |
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| National
Protected Areas Policy and Systems Plan: Assessment
and Analysis
2004-2006:
Analysis of the Protected Areas System of Belize with
conclusions for its rationalization. Lead Consultant:
Jan Meerman, assisted by a consortium of Conservation
NGO's and Departments active in Belize. |
| The
Inca Trail for the Ecologically Inclined
2004:
Ecological interpretation of the Inca Trail leading
to Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. |
| Rapid
Ecological Assessment of the Aguas Turbias National
Park, Orange Walk District, Belize.
2003:
Reports available from this site. |
| Rapid
Ecological Assessment of the Sarstoon Temash National
Park, Toledo District, Belize.
2003: First training
workshop was carried out in Barranco village, Toledo. |
| Rapid
Ecological Assessment of Mayflower Bocawina National
Park, Stann Creek District, Belize. 2002
- 2003. Results are available from this site. |
| Belize
Aquatic Ecosystems.
Esselman,
P., J. Meerman, E. Boles, G. Myvett, J. Higgins, A.
Warner, T. Fitzhugh, P. Morgan & R. Frutos.
2005.
2003
with 2005 update. Belize Aquatic
Ecosystems. 2nd Draft. This national aquatic ecosystems
concept is a work in progress, yet to be validated
with field data. The concept is the result of a workshop
held in Punta Gorda (Toledo district, Belize) in early
2002. The results were presented at the
First Belize
Freshwater Summit, 14-15 January, 2003. Sponsored
by Programme for Belize and The Nature Conservancy.
This dataset
has been expanded with full metadata.
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| Rapid
Ecological Assessment of the Spanish Creek Wildlife
Sanctuary, Belize District, Belize.
2002: Results
published on this site.
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- Base
line diagnosis on the state of research on biodiversity
in Belize
- 2002: This
overview is the result of a study carried out for
the Mesoamerican
Biological Corridor System. The aim of
the study was to establish a baseline of studies
carried out on Belize’s biodiversity.
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| Ecosystems
Map of Belize
2001
with 2005 update: This report on
Belizean Ecosystems and vegetation types was produced
as part of the Central American Ecosystems Map (Worldbank/CCAD)
and recognizes 86 different ecosystems for Belize. |
| A
first assessment of damage to terrestrial ecosystems
in Southern Belize as caused by Hurricane Iris of
October 8, 2001.
2001: This report describes the different
impacts this severe hurricane had on the terrestrial
ecosystems of the Toledo district. |
Feasibility
Study of the Northern Biological Corridor
2001:
Details the potential of a Biological Corridor through
Northern Belize. With maps and site descriptions.
A study commissioned by Programme for Belize. 2001
(Adobe Acrobat 8,469 kb) |
| Chalillo
- Upper Macal River Ecological Assessment.
1999:
Mostly Vegetation / Ecosystem data from this ecosystem
now inundated by the Chalillo Hydro Facility.
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also the section "Publications" |
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