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In 1997, again as the first woman and the youngest person ever, she assumed the position of Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM. [3] From 2004 to 2007, she was Belize's first Treasury Secretary. In 2012, Barnett worked again at the Caribbean Development Bank, where she was responsible for operations in a managerial position. [ 4 ]
He currently serves as the Cabinet Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Hon. Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceño. [3] Following the retirement of Sir Colville Young on 30 April 2021, he became acting Governor-General of Belize. Leslie served in that capacity until Froyla Tzalam was sworn in as the new Governor-General. [4]
1959: UNESCO decides to create an international list of Nature Parks and equivalent reserves, and the United Nations Secretary General asks the IUCN to prepare this list. 1961: The World Wildlife Fund set up as a complementary organisation to focus on fund raising, public relations and increasing public support for nature conservation.
Janet Patricia Gibson is a biologist and zoologist from Belize.She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1990 for her efforts on conservation of the marine ecosystems along the Belizean coast, in particular the barrier reef system.
Belize Tropical Forest Studies (2010). "Protected Areas database". Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System. The Laws of Belize (Revised ed.), Department of Law Revision; Ministry of the Attorney General, 2000. Institute of Archaeology (2011). "Archaeological Sites & Parks". Government of Belize, National Institute of Culture and ...
The early stages of bird conservation in Belize are attributed to the Belize Audubon Society, whose first conservation project was the jabiru, added to Belize's list of protected species in 1973. [16] In 1977, the government established seven bird sanctuaries for the protection of waterfowl nesting and roosting colonies.
From 1991 to 1997 he worked for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Southern Africa and Washington, D.C. He was Chief Technical Adviser of the Mekong River Commission (1997–1998) before becoming Secretary-General of the World Commission on Dams. In 2001 he returned to IUCN as Director-General. [3]
The Golden Stream Corridor preserve is located in the southern part of Belize and is estimated to be approximately 15,000 acres (61 km 2). The nature reserve is located near the Nim Li Punit archaeological site. [3] [4]