Mesoamerican Programme

In 1998 after conducting a global, regional and country assessment, we decided to focus our grant-making in Belize and the surrounding region. The primary goal of our programme is to develop a network of marine reserves that maintain the health of the barrier reef ecosystem and its wildlife, while supporting the food security and sustainable economic development of local coastal communities.

Priority Areas

We support capacity building, research, communications, policy, advocacy and market-based activities that:

• improve marine reserve management effectiveness;
• promote sustainable coastal and marine resource management, including sustainable financing; and
• promote long-term, non-extractive, diverse economic development opportunities for coastal communities.

Additional resources

2010 Annual Report. During 2010 we awarded 10 new grants to various not-for-profit organisations in Belize found in the Grant Database. The work of these organisations was carried out nationally and was sometimes part of region-wide initiatives.