Management and Protection of Key Biodiversity Areas in Belize

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The development objective of the Management and Protection of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) Project for Belize is to strengthen natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in KBAs of Belize. The project comprises of four components. The first component, supporting forest protection and sustainable forest management activities in KBAs will support activities in: (i) forest protection, and (ii) sustainable forest management. The second component, promoting effective management of KBAs will support: (i) improving management of KBAs, and (ii) monitoring and compliance of protected areas (PAs). The third component, institutional strengthening and capacity building for enhanced enforcement of environmental regulations will promote enhanced coordination and provide training among government agencies charged with environmental management. This will be achieved through supporting: (i) increased coordination for balancing environmental management and development, and (ii) strengthening and improvement of environmental screening tools and processes. The fourth component, project management, monitoring, and assessment will support the project implementing agency group (PIAG) to undertake: (i) project management and implementation support including technical, administrative, and fiduciary support and compliance with environmental and social safeguards, and (ii) monitoring and evaluation, data collection, stakeholder involvement, and coordination.