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The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB-ERI) recently collaborated with the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) and the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation to deliver a technical workshop on Automation in Data Processing under the Ocean Accounts Pilot Project in Belize. Held on May 13, 2026, in Belize City, the workshop brought together participants from government agencies, non-governmental organizations, academia, and t

The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB-ERI) marine team recently participated in the CoralCarib Climate-Resilient Coral Restoration Learning Exchange held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, alongside partners from the Belize Fisheries Department, Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA), and the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE). Hosted through a collaboration between The Nature Conservancy (TNC), CoralCarib, the Reef Resil

Participation in the South-South Ocean Accounting Exchange 2026 in Bogor, Indonesia provided Belizean representatives with an opportunity to contribute to international discussions on ocean governance, environmental data integration, and sustainable blue economy development. Representing Belize at the exchange were Global Ocean Accounting Partnership (GOAP) Fellows Wilbert Castillo from the University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB-ERI), Caisha Fermin from the