May 5, 2025
Project Goal:
Effectively contribute to reducing vulnerability along the most at-risk segments of Belize’s coastal zone while increasing resilience for coastal communities and mangroves, and the services they provide.
Funds from Belize Fund ($BZD)
$,375.60
Co-financing ($BZD):
$,204.11
Grantee
World Wildlife Fund Mesoamerica
Location
Belize’s Coastal Marine Zone (coastal communities, marine protected areas and mangrove landscapes)
Thematic Area
Time-frame
February 26, 2025 – April 30, 2028
Project Objectives:
- Conduct a land tenure analysis of mangrove landscape in Belize’s central and southern coastal-marine areas to understand ownership, viable areas for mangrove restoration, management and protection.
- Develop a blue carbon framework and engage landowners on greener development options.
- Upscale mangrove protection by providing an enabling environment, frameworks and tools for the creation of private and public mangrove reserves.
- Contribute to Belize’s target for mangrove restoration through capacity building, field-based actions and multi-stakeholder engagements.
Expected Outputs:
- Mangrove land tenure inventory database and tenure mapped inclusive of ownership type and property boundaries.
- Land tenure case study and a summary of the land tenure analysis for stakeholder engagement developed.
- Compiled focus groups/meetings/workshops summaries with government and private sector groups indicating agreed upon actions for mangrove management, protection and restoration.
- Proposed framework and tools to guide mangrove reservation designation developed.
- A list of framework and tools adopted by Belize Government to guide the designation of private mangrove reserves and conduct a case study on their success factors created.
- A mangrove restoration plan and case study detailing stakeholders’ engagements and success stories developed.
- 6 sets of communication materials produced and disseminated.