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Bringing Belize’s butterflies into the global biodiversity record
UB-ERI has published the first dataset from their 'Connecting protected area monitoring to national biodiversity reporting in Belize project to GBIF,' making records of fruit-feeding butterflies from Pook’s Hill openly available for research, conservation and biodiversity reporting. Belize already has more than 7.8 million biodiversity occurrence records available through GBIF. However, around 95% of Belize’s GBIF occurrence records are birds, while insects account for fewer


We Are Hiring a Researcher for UB-ERI’s Sustainable Landscapes Team
The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB-ERI) invites motivated and mission-driven early-career conservation professionals to apply for the position of Researcher within the Sustainable Landscapes Program (SLP). This role supports applied biodiversity research, landscape management, and community-engaged climate resilience initiatives across Belize’s terrestrial ecosystems. UB-ERI’s Sustainable Landscapes Program leads nationally relevant research on bio


🌿 UB-ERI Youth Team Secures Grant for Community-Led Climate Action Project in Belmopan
We are proud to share that the University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB-ERI) has been awarded a youth-led climate and...


Launching of the Belize Roadkill Project on iNaturalist!
We are excited to announce the launch of the Belize Roadkill Project , hosted on the iNaturalist platform! This innovative citizen...


Advancing Belize's Environmental Monitoring: Workshop Participation for National Land Cover Classification Map Development
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB ERI) researchers, Dr. Ivis Chan and Anwar Wade, participated in a...


UB Students Gear Up for Mangrove Conservation with WWF Training
On the 27th and 28 July, University of Belize student volunteers participated in a two-day workshop for the WWF’s National Mangrove...


We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecosystem Services Modelling
UBERI are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher apart of the Swiss Re Foundation BES scenarios modelling challenge project.


Integrated Avian Research Program Workshop
The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB-ERI) recently hosted the Integrated Avian Research Program Workshop on...
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