Bi-national Collaboration to Eradicate Wildlife Trafficking in Belize and Guatemala
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £499,345
WHERE Guatemala , Belize
Summary
Belize and Guatemala governments demonstrate improved capacity and collaboration to eradicate cross-frontier wildlife trafficking in the Chiquibul-Maya Mountains ecoregion, through strengthened intelligence, law enforcement and prosecution, and improved awareness to deter trade in highly endangered psittacines, while Civil Society Organizations mobilize improved coordination between governments by supporting national, bilateral, and multilateral initiatives that protect emblematic species, conserve natural resources, and propel economic alternatives for rural communities on targeted wildlife trade routes.
Guatemalan National Protected Areas council, Government of Guatemala, Environmental Justice Forum of Peten, Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (MFFSD), Friends for Conservation and Development
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.