While Belize is a relatively small country, visitors and locals have easy access to five very different ecosystems. Learn about these distinct ecosystems of Belize below. Tropical Rain Forest A…

Located in Belize’s beautiful Toledo District, the Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary is the perfect place to immerse yourself in nature. This is particularly true if you want to take in the…

Some call it Temash and Sarstoon National Park. Others, Sarstoon Temash National Park. You can use either as long as you don’t miss seeing this Belize treasure. Must you have…

When Sir Richard Branson speaks, the world listens. So, when he chose Belize’s Great Blue Hole as the focus of his investigation into climate change patterns, everyone from tourists to…

Belize is best known for its fantastical shoreline, barrier reef, beaches and the high-end resorts located along the oceanfront, but within the interior lie spectacular primeval forests that are not…

 Northern Belize consists of Corozal District on the coast and Orange Walk District located inland. Corozal is in the very northern edge of Belize, closer to Mexico, while Orange Walk…

Development has always come at a cost: the destruction of animal habitat. That is a heavy price to pay, because it usually pushes the animals to the brink of extinction….

New tree species in Belize A new species of tree has been documented in the forests of southern Belize. Parasenegalia lundellii (family: Fabaceae) was discovered by plant ecologist Steven Brewer…

The government of Belize today announced the establishment of the first-ever nationwide ray sanctuary, motivated, in part, by data from Global FinPrint scientists at FIU. Globally, rays are threatened with extinction due largely to overfishing,…

A Documentary on Belizean Fishermen Follow Six Belizean Fisherfolk from different parts of the country as they seek out their livelihood. They dive for conch and lobster, spear fin fish…

By Celia Gregory of The Marine Foundation Last year The Marine Foundation started their adventure in Belize, when  invited by a group of Dangriga fishermen to create and install an underwater sculpture….

February is a fantastic time to visit Ambergris Caye in Belize as the island ushers in the season of Lent with exuberant Carnaval festivities. The streets of San Pedro fill…