 |
|||
|
|
|
Belize Audobon Society |
| Name: | Belize Audobon Society | |||
| Address: | P.O. Box 1001 | |||
| City/Town/Village: | Belize City | District: Belize | Country: Belize | |
| Phone: | 223 4434 | Fax: 501.223.4985 | Phone #2: | |
| Website: |  Belize Audobon Society |
|||
| Email: |  Upgrade to a Premier Listing |
|||
| Photo Gallery: |  Upgrade to a Premier Listing |
|||
| Video: |  Upgrade to a Premier Listing |
|||
| Location: |  Upgrade to a Premier Listing |
|||
| Description: | The Belize Audubon Society (BAS) is a non-governmental membership organization dedicated to the sustainable management of our natural resources through leadership and strategic partnerships with stakeholders in order to create a balance between people and the environment. The Society was formed in 1969 as a foreign chapter of the Florida Audubon Society and has been affiliated with the National Audubon Society of the United States from the beginning. In 1973, it became a completely independent organization. While the name "Audubon" suggests bird watchers, the Society is interested in all aspects of our natural heritage and is dedicated to the preservation of the wildlife and natural resources of our country. It aims through education, to promote appreciation of the beauty and diversity of nature, particularly in young people. Public opinion is of great importance in this endeavor and making people aware of the value of conservation is one of the Society's prime aims and objectives. What Do We Do? Currently Belize Audubon Society works in collaboration with the Forest Department (GoB) to manage nine of Belize's protected areas. Under an agreement with the Forest Department (GoB), BAS manages the following protected areas: -St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park -Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary -Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (Ramsar Site) -Guanacaste National park -Halfmoon Caye Natural Monument (World Heritage Site) -Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve -Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument -Blue Hole Natural Monument (World Heritage Site) -Victoria Peak Natural Monument Our Advocacy and Education programmes focus on protecting the integrity of these areas, by analyzing and influencing policy, and educating the people who now, and in the future, will impact the parks. We work closely with the communities that surround the |
|||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||