National Enforcement and Conservation Monitoring Strategy Workshop Launched

As part of an ongoing initiative to enhance governance, improve management and bolster monitoring of Belize’s coastal and marine resources under the Blue Bond Initiative, the Government of Belize is spearheading the development of a National Enforcement and Conservation Monitoring Strategy and Action Plan for the nation’s blue space. To support this effort, a two-day workshop has been launched which gathers key stakeholders from government, non-government organizations, fisheries associations and academia. With the continuing blue economy becoming a major factor to the sustainability of Belize, CEO Kennedy Carrillo, spoke to Love News about the health of our marine ecosystem.

The National Enforcement and Conservation Monitoring Strategy and Action Plan aims to strengthen fisheries enforcement and conservation monitoring in Belize’s blue space through a nationally coordinated approach. The strategy and action plan is expected to be completed by March 2025. Belizario Carballo, Technical Officer of the Blue Bond Unit, spoke to Love news about the need for protection of Belize’s coastal resources.

The workshop ends tomorrow August 7 and is supported by the Blue Bond and Finance Permanence Unite, The Belize Fund and the Nature Conservancy.