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PACT Cares With Cash
posted (April 4, 2013)
Protecting Belize's vast Natural Resources is a daunting task. All the different advocacy organizations around the country make the best effort that they can, but their initiatives are often handicapped by a lack of funding.

Well today, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust held a small ceremony in which they announced that they will be providing $800,000 in funding to 6 different organizations based on their proposals which they submitted prior to the selection process.

Here's what the Acting Director told the gathering:

Natalie Rosado - Acting Executive Director, PACT
"We are elated today to award $808,671.18 in 6 grants. One small and 5 medium size grants; these grants will be awarded to the Toledo Institute for the Development and Environment, Friends for Conservation and Development, Program for Belize, the Southern Environmental Association, Ya'axche Conservation Trust and the Belize Cooperative - Fisherman Cooperative Association."

This is PACT's 16 Grant Award Ceremony. These 6 organizations have pledge that the finance they will receive is to be invested in different projects under the themes, Protected Areas Management and Conservation, Protected Areas Promotion and Development, and Environmental Education and Awareness.


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