France, Costa Rica and Belize are the only three countries in the world with a moratorium on oil exploration in their waters. For 30 years WWF has been working to conserve Belize’s unique biodiversity ...

The Belize reef system, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, is the second-largest reef system in the world-second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The reef is home to some 1 ...

PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National Park in 2001, many wrote off the UNESCO World Heritage site as a coral graveyard. But a small group ...

Welcome to a fascinating exploration of Belize, the stunning English-speaking country nestled in the heart of Central America ...

Belize will be celebrating the 10,000th birthday of the reef with events during the first half of June, starting in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, through Turneffe Atoll, down south to Hopkins.

Belize additionally hosted 1.01 million cruise passengers the same year, a 4.9 percent increase "Our economy is built on tourism, with reef-related tourism and fisheries alone directly supporting ...

BELIZE CITY, Belize, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As a bold yet playful call to action for World Oceans Day 2023, the Belize Tourism Board launched today a social media campaign " Reef With A Beef ...

Visitors to the Belize Barrier Reef can check out three unique Caribbean atolls and the Great Blue Hole. Nearly 200,000 people in Belize depend on the barrier reef to survive.

Not far from Belize's famous barrier reef, there's a 200-plus-acre resort called Jaguar Paw that's known for its zip-lining.

Belize estimates that 20 percent of the country's 367,000 people depend on the reef for their livelihoods, directly or indirectly. It brings in some $37 million a year.

France, Costa Rica and Belize are the only three countries in the world with a moratorium on oil exploration in their waters. For 30 years WWF has been working to conserve Belize’s unique biodiversity ...

The Belize Barrier Reef has been removed from the UNESCO List of World Heritage In Danger sites, marking a remarkable recovery for the diverse ecosystem.