For Earth Day 2024 TIDE assisted San Pedro Columbia RC School in planting 14 fruit trees.
Projects like this empower students to participate in the brighter, healthier, happier community they deserve!
The Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) join with all Belizeans to express our deepest sympathy for the passing of Honorable Michael Espat, Area Representative of the people of Toledo East.
Deepest condolences from the TIDE Board of Directors, and Staff.
During a recent school break TIDE Scholarship Students were taken on a field trip by boat to Punta Ycacos. The trip stopped off at TIDE’s Abalone Caye so that students could learn more about the Port Honduras Marine Reserve (PHMR).
Students then filled over 50 sacks of trash!
Yellow-headed parrot chicks reared in artificial nest boxes at Payne’s Creek National Park (PCNP) are transported to Belize Bird Rescue (BBR) shortly after hatching (for safety). They remain there for a few months until they are brought back to PCNP as young adults for release.
VACANCY for PROJECT MANAGER
TIDE is a Belizean NGO working to protect some of the most pristine coastal and marine ecosystems in Central America, including some of the healthiest coral reefs in the whole Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
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On December 16th, TIDE was honored to participate in PACT’s Stakeholders Event to celebrate its achievements during 2023.
TIDE received two awards:
The Investment Partner of the Year under the Transition Investment Program.
Covid-19 Recovery Award.
We thank all that were involved
The Government of Belize (GOB), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and UK’s Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) are collaborating to set global conservation standards for Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) – The Green List.
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TIDE’s annual Conservation Festival starts on Fri 6th October at 9:00am in St. Peter Claver Parish Hall. Youths from Toledo primary & secondary schools will compete, displaying environmental projects on the theme of “Uniting Community and Conservation for a Brighter Tomorrow”
The festival ends on Sunday 8th October with TIDE Fish Fest. Hundreds of people come to the TIDE compound to spend the day enjoying food and activities. The day includes plenty of live music, raffle giveaways and entertainment for the family…
Belize Fisheries Department, acting on behalf of the Government of Belize made a request which was granted for the confiscation of the vessel, engine, and its contents.
A joint patrol by the Belize Coast Guard and the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment took place on May 13, 2023, at 3:45am. They headed towards the Cayman Crown Area of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve. During their journey, at around 4:50am and approximately
They faced charges including Commercial Fishing in Conservation Zone IV, fishing without a valid fishing license, fishing without a valid boat license, and immigration charges. On May 15, 2023 each of them was fined a total of $4,020. Additionally, the
TIDE’s Education and Outreach Coordinator Federico Caal travelled to Tela, Honduras to participate in WWF Mesoamerica’s Smart Coast Project Closing Event. https://t.co/ohrEAWHjO0
Mr. Caal spoke with various partners from Belize about the need to collaborate nationally with things like mapping data so organizations can better contextualize their local conservation efforts with a wider perspective.