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Stand Up - Speak Up
A writer for the local Belize newspaper, The Reporter, reviewed BELPO's Guide to Public Participation in Belize. The Guide was published in June 2010 with help from ELAW to help citizens effectively participate in decision-making processes that affect their country.
As published in The Reporter newspaper, Belize. Now available online at Point Placencia.
Thursday, 27 January 2011 07:40
Mercury in Macal bay snook “very alarming,” says Candy Gonzalez
There is no public advisory out; however, recently unveiled data on mercury levels in fish of the Macal River has one environmentalist and activist concerned that the community may be eating itself to poor health without knowing it.
News provided by ELAW Partners at the Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy (BELPO)
Printed on Monday, May 3, 2010 in the Amandala newspaper, Belize's local print news source.
by Adele Ramos
adelescribe@gmail.com
Macal Water “Unfit for Human Consumption”
Aerial photos from Belize reveal that water below the Macal River dam is filled with sediment, posing immediate danger to communities downstream.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Transparency for Belize
ELAW partners in Belize join the chorus of disapproval over secrecy surrounding the National Environmental Appraisal Committee.