Whilst traveling to a TIDE cleanup at Punta Ycacos this weekend, Britli Muschamp and her son Edwin noticed a duck struggling in the sea. She asked the captain to drive closer so they could investigate, and found that the male Blue-Winged Teal was tangled in a plastic bag. It is a good example of how […]
Imagine your first experience on a boat being a trip to the fantastic Port Honduras Marine Reserve (PHMR)? Well, as part of Child Stimulation Week, TIDE and Wil Maheia sponsored two boats to take preschoolers and guardians totaling 21 people from Jada’s Day Care and Learning Center to PHMR for the day. Travelers were taught
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On Thursday March 21, 2024; the Belize Fund for Sustainable Future (BFSF) celebrated its 2nd Anniversary and Awards Ceremony to recognize the recipients of the Grants Awards Program (GAP) 2023-2024 grant cycle and the outstanding contributions of key partners in marine conservation. The Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) was one of the grantee
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TIDE honors the hard work put in by all staff throughout 2023. Certain staff stood out as they went above and beyond expectations. Star Ranger of the Year Award In recognition of high performance, commitment, team player, and model ranger of the year:Marine – Mr. Aaron GarbuttTerrestrial – Mr. Reymundo Chen Team Spirit Award In recognition
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Summer Camp continues at our main office with 27 children who are stewards of the environment in Toledo. A young resident of Punta Gorda who was eager to share her thoughts of their involvement so far. We hope she encourages you to see your surroundings from her lenses. https://youtu.be/iryu_seksK4 Summer Camps were also held in
SMART for Biological Monitoring Workshop @Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica Cecilia Guerrero (TIDE”s Sapodilla Caye Marine Reserve Manager) attended a four-day workshop with a practical session alongside workshop participants from government agencies and NGOs from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic. All levels of conservation staff were
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All Camps will run Locations: San MarcosEldridgeForest HomePunta Gorda Trio Times: July 24 – 28, 20239am -11:30am 1pm – 3:30pm9am -11:30am 1pm – 3:30pm9am -11:30am 1pm – 3:30pm9:00am – 12pm Only July 31 – August 4, 2023 9:30am – 11:30am & 1:30 – 3pm Please note: There is a participant limit of between 20
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It’s that time of year! Our partners at Belize Bird Rescue recently brought six Yellow-headed parrots back to Payne’s Creek National Park (PCNP) for release. Mario and his team then released the birds into the wild after they had first spent 10 days in the enclosure acclimatizing to the park. These chicks were born here
Recently TIDE Private Protected Lands (TTPL) Rangers Reymundo Chen and Juan Cucul conducted a patrol within the TPPL that ended during the night. “We didn’t have any encounters for the entire patrol, but we did rescue one female juvenile white-tailed deer that was in water near drowned. We retrieved and released her safely back on
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A joint patrol by the Belize Coast Guard and the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment took place on May 13, 2023, at 3:45am. They headed towards the Cayman Crown Area of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve. During their journey, at around 4:50am and approximately 6.7 miles away from Cayman Crown, they noticed a vessel.
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