Skip to content

Latin America

Belize

Gorgonians, blue sky and kayaker, Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Caribbean.
Gorgonians, blue sky and kayak Gorgonians, blue sky and kayaker, Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Caribbean. © Ethan Daniels
Contact Us

Sowing the seas and harvesting the rainforest: innovations for conservation and restoration

Belize’s territory is right on the border between the rainforest and the reef. Saving one is impossible without the other. This is why we work on both sides of the coast and with a holistic vision. We develop innovative financial mechanisms and productive strategies and trigger new synergies between different actors.

Donate
Dew on leaves in Belize

Video

TNC in Belize celebrates 25 years

In 2016, The Nature Conservancy in Belize celebrated 25 years working in the country. Learn more about some of our highlights over the past 25 years!

Watch Video
×
weigh lobsters at the National Fisherman's Cooperative. The co-op provides small loans, training, scholarships, and a burial fund.

Feature

Transitioning to Traceability

TNC in Belize is striving towards a common goal of improving the sustainability and profitability of its fisheries.

Learn More
×

Latest News

Aerial View of Maya Forest The 13.3 million-acre Maya F

Feature

Rio Bravo Conservation Area

TNC develops new financial and investment mechanisms to fight climate change and invest in saving the planet´s forests in the Rio Bravo Reserve in Belize.

Mariko Wallen and Louis Godfrey are seaweed farmers in Placencia, Belize. They farm two species: Eucheuma (for consumption) and Gracilaria (used for skin treatments and cosmetics). Their farm is part of a program sponsored by TNC to bring seaweed aquaculture to the area in cooperation with the Placencia Fishermen Cooperative.

Feature

Sustainable Aquaculture A Viable Economic Alternative To Fishing

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is working with fishing communities in Belize on a pioneering sustainable seaweed aquaculture project that provides solutions to both people and nature.

Report

Latin America Annual Report

TNC’s work in Latin America is advancing collaborative conservation solutions to address our world’s toughest challenges.