CHALLENGING TIMES IN THE CHIQUIBUL FOREST UKBA 2016 Christopher Minty

Chiquibul Forest approx. 250,000 ha

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The Verifiable Indicators ! Research Over 50 peer reviewed publications Education More than 5000 students in training programmes and workshops Publicity High profile films including National Geographic , Discovery, Eden & Royal Geographic Conservation ¼ million ha of rainforest

WHAT?   Maya 2020 is a Belizean initiative that aims to end the illegal deforestation and degradation of the Chiquibul Forest in Belize by the start of 2020. Weaving together international best practice and successful innovations from around the world, Maya 2020 will synchronize multiple lines of action to permanently change destructive behaviors, allowing the Chiquibul Forest to expand rather than shrink, thrive rather than collapse. If successful, Maya 2020 would set a new global standard for forest protection, while preserving Belize’s natural heritage and strengthening relations with neighboring areas. MAYA 2020

MAYA 2020

Project Mission Statement: To support Friends for Conservation & Development maintain the natural and cultural resources of the Chiquibul Forest, Belize

MAYA 2020 will help: Develop existing education programme Develop existing sustainable livelihoods Develop collaboration with others Improve detection & monitoring Improve mobility & communications Improve medical capability

Government of Belize announce Chiquibul Forest Investment Initiative

MAYA 2020 – DELIVERING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROJECT ACTIVITY 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere Providing employment and business opportunities through a number project strands. 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Encourage local participation in all activity 8. Promote sustained inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all As above 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Conserving Rainforest – the destruction of which is one of the biggest contributors to Climate change and its impact 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems , sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Promoting the sustainable conservation of the Forest and the ecosystem functions it performs such as clean water, reducing soil erosion and providing important biodiversity habitat 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development Developing efficient monitoring & enforcement capability and rolling that out to other projects further a field MAYA 2020 – DELIVERING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS