Reef Week 2023: For Health, Wealth and Pleasure, Our Reef Is a Treasure!
The time has come once again to celebrate one of Belize’s greatest national treasures. Reef Week 2023 kicked off this weekend with a beach and river cleanup, the “run for the reef” marathon, and a Placencia plastic art competition. There are plenty of other activities set to take place in the days ahead including trivia […]
The Belizean Revitalizer: Spiked Seaweed Shakes (And A Recipe!)
When you hear (edible) seaweed, maybe your mind may run to nori, that dark stuff that wraps sushi, or even mistakenly, the stinky stuff that washes up on the shores of Mesoamerica as the pesty sargassum. However, if you’ve ever visited Belize, you might be biased to think of the sweet, spiced, and creamy seaweed […]
Belize’s 2022/2023 Lobster Season Closes Soon
If you’re a fan of all things seafood, then now’s the time to be enjoying Belize’s spiny lobster. That’s because in just a little more than 10 days, the country’s lobster season will be coming to a close. The Caribbean Spiny Lobster, as delicious as it is worth protecting, has a closed season that runs […]
Living For The Long Haul: How Carmelita Gardens Leans Into Sustainable Living in Belize
A place dedicated to healthy living, a deep relationship with nature, and collective community growth. While not the norm (yet) these places do exist around the world and they’re called eco-villages. Formed with intention, ecovillages around the world have taken root and thrived—including within our very own Belize. Whether you’re reading because you’re just curious […]
Conservationists Jamal “Manatee Man” Galves and Dr. Rachel Graham Join the Explorers Club 50
There are extraordinary humans doing extraordinary things in the world, and that includes Belize’s own Jamal Galves (“the Manatee Man) and Marine Conservation Scientist Dr. Rachel Graham. Both conservationists were recently named as part of the 2023’Explorers Club 50. The list features fifty individuals that are going above and beyond in changing the world. Galves, who […]
CNT Features Biologist Lisa Carne and Fragments of Hope
Fragments of Hope – the story of this non profit organization making waves in Belize goes back a couple decades. And alongside that story lies years of work to preserve one of Belize’s greatest and most treasured assets. Described as an example of reef restoration done right, the team at Fragments of Hope is dedicated […]
Saving Monkey River: The Historic Kriol Village Battling Erosion
Sitting on Belize’s southern coast in the Toledo district lies Monkey River Village. It has a small population of no more than 200. Many of its residents are descendants of loggers or banana industry workers. This historic village is one of the oldest and last pure Kriol (Creole) settlements in the country. Thanks to erosion, […]
Meet the Biologist that Hopes to Help the Crocs in Northern Belize
Jonathan Triminio is a Belizean biologist working towards understanding the impact of pollution on crocodiles in Northern Belize. In an interview published this week, Triminio told Forbes Magazine that, growing up, he always enjoyed exploring the natural world around him. But he was also very much aware of the pollution that was affecting the local […]
It’s Scarlet Macaw Season in Belize!
Every year, beginning in December, scarlet macaws migrate to Belize’s Stann Creek District to feed. These brilliantly colored birds fly all the way from their usual breeding grounds in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve to the village of Red Bank. It’s the sight of a lifetime, and to many, like renowned photographer Tony Rath, it signals […]
GAÏA Riverlodge Joins SLH’s New “Considerate Collection” of Sustainable Hotels
GAÏA Riverlodge is a sustainability powerhouse, and the world is taking note. As a community of independently minded travelers and independently spirited hotels in the world, Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) announces its latest category: the Considerate Collection. An exclusive list, Belize’s very own GAÏA Riverlodge is one of but 39 hotels interjecting […]