Grantee:
World Wildlife Fund Mesoamerica
Location:
Belize’s Coastal Marine Zone (coastal communities, marine protected areas and mangrove landscapes)
Thematic Area:
Climate Resilience
Timeframe:
February 2025 – April 2028
Funds from Belize Fund ($BZD):
$397,375.60
Co-financing ($BZD):
$302,204.11
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.
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:
- Create a mangrove land tenure inventory database and tenure map inclusive of ownership type and property boundaries.
- Develop a land tenure case study and a summary of the land tenure analysis for stakeholder engagement.
- Compile focus groups/meetings/workshops summaries with government and private sector groups indicating agreed upon actions for mangrove management, protection and restoration.
- Develop communication resources
- Develop a proposed framework and tools to guide mangrove reservation designation.
Approved Project Proposal: