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 […]

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

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

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

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.

Rangers at TIDE need to be well trained in a variety of disciplines to carry out the daily demands placed on them.From installing buoys to retrieving gill nets, the proper use of SCUBA equipment enables some of the more hazardous underwater work to be carried out safely. SCUBA certification is a necessary rite of passage

From May 5th to 10th, TIDEresearch team conducted monitoring and exploratory dives at the establishedFish Spawning Aggregation Sites (FSA) within the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve(SCMR). The aim of this research is to increase knowledge of spawningaggregations of commercially important species in Belize, including the Nassaugrouper, recognized as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. FSA

TIDE’s Education and Outreach Coordinator Federico Caal travelled to Tela, Honduras to participate in WWF Mesoamerica’s Smart Coast Project Closing Event. Experts from the region gathered to share knowledge gained from implementing WWF Mesoamerica’s Smart Coast Project in their countries. Mr. Caal was able to share with regional partners on the success of TIDE’s youth