Decision hailed as huge step forward that will safeguard both the marine environment and the country's lucrative dive tourism industrySome good news for the new year: in what has been called a huge step forward in protecting oceans and marine life, the Belize government has announced bold legislation to end oil activity in all of its waters.The move is designed to protect the fragile Belize Barrier Reef world heritage site, the second-largest in the world after Australia's and home to 1,400 species, including endangered hawksbill turtles, manatees, rays and six threatened species of shark. Continue reading...
Belize bans oil activity to protect its barrier reef
14. ledna 2018 13:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian