In the most remote and untamed corners of the Mesoamerican forests, one of the oldest and most enigmatic mammals still walks the land: the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as “danta” or “danto” in Spanish. 

These actions are part of over 200 activities, targeting 32 communities, being conducted over six years, and being funded through the UK Government’s USD $3.2 million investment in Belize under the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund to build resilience, restore and conserve the Selva Maya Forest in Belize, one of the great forests of the Mesoamerica Landscapes.  

Text by the WCS Mesoamerica and the Caribbean team (Guatemala, Belize and Honduras-Nicaragua) Par...

On 18^th July, the UK Government in collaboration with the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, through the Belize Forest Department and partner organisations, celebrated the in-country launch of the project “Resilient and Biodiverse Landscapes of Northern Mesoamerica” funded through the Biodiverse Landscape Fund.