Friends and colleagues in the UK ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND SECURITY CONCERNS IN BELIZE’S PROTECTED AREAS: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS The Belize High Commission in collaboration with the United Kingdom-Belize Research Association Invites you to join us on, Friday, October 25, 2013 The Hon. Lisel Alamilla Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development for Belize to discuss ‘Environmental Challenges & Security Concerns’ at the 16th Annual Meeting and Conference Institute of the Americas University College London 51 Gordon Square London WC1 0PN 10:00am – 6:00pm, Reception follows for attendees Special Guest Speakers: HE Alfredo Martinez, Ambassador for Belize to Guatemala Mr Edmund Truell, Co-Founder, Truell Charitable Foundation Mr Rafael Manzanero, Friends for Conservation and Development Can environmental approaches lead the way for diplomacy? This ground-breaking conference builds on the ‘2013 Chiquibul Symposium’ which was held in Belize. It will look at practical solutions to serious and sustained threats to one of the world’s key areas of bio-diversity in the context of the illegal and increasingly-organized cross-border exploitation of pristine river and forest reserves, and of vulnerable wildlife and of mineral resources – all critical for Belize and broader Mesoamerica. Expect discussions on environmental research across Belize. You also will be invited to examine the reality of the Chiquibul National Reserve under siege and you will hear proposals from environmentalists and officials working on the ground to counter this exploitation. Email confirmation of attendance to: bzhc-lon@btconnect
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