But it's not all bad news, there has been a reduction in some illegal activities. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry Dr. Omar Figueroa - who's spearheading the the Chiquibul Forest Investment Initiative shared some of those positive outcomes.
Dr. Omar Figueroa, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry
"We developed a joint unit patrol program, installed conservation posts, conducted active research and monitoring and introduced inter-institutional planning as a result Xate harvesting and illegal logging have been reduced considerably that proves that our collective efforts can and have helped to reduce some of these problems we speak about today."
The overall budget for the Forest Investment Initiative is $2.176 million Belize dollars. It is funded by the Protected Areas Conservation Trust and the Environmental Fund.
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