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Appendices Appendix I – List of Interviewees Person Organization Position Location Juan Ack Toledo Alcaldes Association Chair Santa Elena Pablo Ack Toledo Ecotourism Association Chair Punta Gorda Eugenio Ah Belize Lodge & Excursions Boden Creek Ecological Indian Creek Reserve Director Lisel Alamilla Protected Areas Conservation Project Manager Belize City Trust Valdemar Andrade Belize Audubon Society Executive Director Belize City Santiago Ash Rio Blanco Mayan Association Chairman Santa Cruz Village James Azueta Fisheries Department Marine PA Administrator Belize City Wayne Bardalez Forest Department District Forest Officer Machaca Forest Christian Beck Riversdale Limited Manager Monkey River Rigoberto Blanco Sibun Watershed Association Project Coordinator Belmopan John Briceño Ministry of Natural Resources and Deputy Prime Minister Belmopan the Environment Emma Caddy-Foster Fauna & Flora International Belize Programme Manager Punta Gorda Alfonso Cal Golden Stream Village Village Chair Golden Stream Joseph Cal Medina Bank Village Village Council Medina Bank Rafael Cal Medina Bank Village Secretary of the Alcalde Medina Bank Victor Cal Belize Indigenous Training Program Director Punta Gorda Institute Anselmo Castaneda Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Project Manager Belize City Project Roy Cayetano Ministry of Rural Development Chief Executive Officer Belmopan Mario Chavarria Community-initiated Agriculture Community Development Punta Gorda and Resource Development Coordinator Maggie Cho Community-initiated Agriculture Volunteer Punta Gorda and Resource Development Gregorio Ch’oc Kekchi Council of Belize/ President/Director Punta Gorda Sarstoon-Temash Institute for Indigenous Management Mateo Chub Indian Creek Village Village Chairman Indian Creek Mark Cohen Belize Agroforestry Research Director Columbia Village Center David Craig Belize Audubon Society President Belize City CREP Forum Caribbean Regional Environment Belize City Programme Bridget Cullerton Citrus Growers’ Association Chief Executive Officer Pomona Valley Jeremy Enriquez School for International Director Belmopan Training Peter Esselman The Nature Conservancy Consultant BFREE Shaun Finnetty United Nations Development Liaison Officer Belize City Program Zaid Flores Banana Growers Association Chief Executive Officer Independence Lindsay Garbutt Friends of Nature Director Belize City Sergio Garcia Ministry of Agriculture & Chief Executive Officer Belmopan Fisheries Janet Gibson Coastal Zone Management Director Belize City Authority Earl Green Ministry of Natural Resources and Policy Coordinator Belmopan the Environment Appendix I 230 List of Interviewees Person Organization Position Location Allen ‘Doc’ Genus Toledo Institute for Development Science & Stewardship Punta Gorda and Environment Coordinator Knud Hansen Monkey River Estates Operations Manager Monkey River Wil Heyman The Nature Conservancy Marine Scientist Punta Gorda Noel Jacobs Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Regional Director Belize City System Victor Jacobs Rio Grande Cooperative Chairman Punta Gorda Ken Karas Belize Lodge & Excursions Managing Director BLE/Indian Creek Judy Lumb Belize Audubon Society Secretary of the Board Belize City Wil Maheia Toledo Institute for Development Executive Director Punta Gorda and the Environment Jake Marlin Belize Foundation for Research Director BFREE and Environmental Education Pablo Maquin Indian Creek Village Alcalde Indian Creek Melanie McField World Wildlife Federation Belize Project Officer Belize City John McGill EcoLogic Fund Country Representative Punta Gorda Bruce & Carolyn Wildlife Conservation Society Zoologists Belize City Miller Pablo Mis Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary Director Punta Gorda Carlos Montero Ministry of Economic Economist Belize City Development Imani Morrison Toledo Development Corporation Technical Coordinator Punta Gorda Mario Muschamp Payne’s Creek National Park Head Ranger Punta Gorda National Park Forest Department Belmopan Workshop Jack Nightingale Toledo Association for Sustainable Program Director Punta Gorda Tourism and Empowerment Ludwig Palacio Toledo Development Corporation General Manager Belize City John Pinelo Forest Department Protected Areas Officer Belmopan Luis Pop Golden Stream Village Alcalde Golden Stream Placida Requena Toledo Association for Sustainable President of Board Punta Gorda Tourism and Empowerment Edilberto Romero Programme for Belize Executive Director Belize City Oswaldo Sabido Ministry of Natural Resources & Chief Forest Officer Belmopan the Environment Eleanor Sandlin Monkey River Village Council Chair Monkey River Ernesto Saqui Belize Audubon Society Cockscomb Director Cockscomb Basin William “Chet” Toledo Ecotourism Association Consultant Punta Gorda Schmidt Valentino Shal Toledo Maya Cultural Council / President/Chair Punta Gorda Ya’axche Conservation Trust Staff Meeting Belize Audubon Society Belize City Tracy Taegar Belize Tourism Board Director Belize City Bartolo Teul Ya’axche’ Conservation Trust Director Punta Gorda Pulcheria Teul Southern Alliance for Grassroots Director/Coordinator Punta Gorda Empowerment / Toledo Maya Women’s Council George Thompson Department of Archaeology Commissioner Belmopan TWA members Toledo Watershed Association Punta Gorda UDP Officials Belize City J. Villafranco Lands Office Punta Gorda Valerie Woods-Smith Protected Areas Conservation Executive Director Belmopan Trust Appendix I 231 List of Interviewees Appendix II -- Belize Protected Areas Source for all tables: Forest Department (2003) Year Acreage Management Agency Protected Area Established (acres) Legislation Wildlife Sanctuaries Agua Caliente Luha 1998 5,492 NPSA Forest Department Cockscomb Basin 1986/1990/1997 128,000 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Corozal Bay 1998 180,500 NPSA Forest Department Crooked Tree 1984 41,297 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Gales Point 1998 9,095 NPSA Forest Department Spanish Creek 2002 5,985 NPSA Forest Department Swallow Caye 2002 8,970 NPSA Forest Department NPSA – National Parks System Act Appendix II 232 Belize Protected Areas Year Acreage Management Agency Protected Area Established (acres) Legislation National Parks Billy Barquedier 2001 1,500 NPSA Forest Department Aguas Turbias 1994 8,760 NPSA Forest Department Bacalar Chico 1996 12,810 NPSA Forest Department Blue Hole 1986 665 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Chiquibul 1995 265,262 NPSA Forest Department Five Blues Lake 1994 4,061 NPSA Association of Friends of Five Blues Lake Gra Gra Lagoon 2002 1,197 NPSA Forest Department* Guanacaste 1994 58 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Laughing Bird Caye 1996 10,119 NPSA Friends of Nature Mayflower Bocawina 2001 7,107 NPSA Friends of Mayflower Monkey Bay 1994 1,799 NPSA Forest Department Payne’s Creek 1994 31,676 NPSA Forest Department** Rio Blanco 1994 100 NPSA Rio Blanco Mayan Association Sarstoon-Temash 1994 41,898 NPSA Forest Department*** Noj Kaax Meem Eligio Itzamna Society Panti 2001 12,936 NPSA Honey Camp 2000 7,772 NPSA Forest Department**** * As of 16/4/03, Forest Department negotiating co-management agreement with Friends of Gra Gra. ** Management Committee in place, but Forest Department still responsible for management. *** As of 16/4/03, Forest Department negotiating co-management agreement with SATIIM. **** As of 16/4/03, Forest Department negotiating co-management agreement with Association of Friends of Freshwater Creek. Appendix II 233 Belize Protected Areas Year Acreage Management Agency Protected Area Established (acres) Legislation Natural Monument Blue Hole 1996 1,023 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Half Moon Caye 1982 9,771 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Victoria Peak 1998 4,847 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Year Acreage Management Agency Protected Area Established (acres) Legislation Nature Reserves Bladen 1990 99,670 NPSA Forest Department Burdon Creek 1992 5,255 NPSA Forest Department Tapir Mountain 1994 6,744 NPSA Belize Audubon Society Bird Cayes (Crown Belize Audubon Society and Green Reef Reserves) 1977 13 Appendix II 234 Belize Protected Areas Year Acreage Management Agency Protected Area Established (acres) Legislation Forest Reserves Forest and Marine Reserve Association Caye Caulker 1998 94 Forest Act of Caye Caulker Chiquibul 1995 147,899 Forest Act Forest Department Columbia River 1997 102,940 Forest Act Forest Department Commerce Bight 1997 5,451 Forest Act Forest Department Deep River 1990 78,574 Forest Act Forest Department Freshwater Creek 1997 60,177 Forest Act Forest Department Grants Work 1989 7,906 Forest Act Forest Department Machaca Creek 1998 3,756 Forest Act Forest Department Manatee 1959 103,878 Forest Act Forest Department Mango Creek 1989 35,549 Forest Act Forest Department Maya Mountain 1979 128,111 Forest Act Forest Department Monkey Caye 1996 1,460 Forest Act Forest Department Mountain Pine Ridge 1977 126,825* Forest Act Forest Department Sibun 1977 106,392 Forest Act Forest Department Silk Grass 1997 4,806* Forest Act Forest Department Sittee River 1977 94,156* Forest Act Forest Department Swasey-Bladen 1989 14,779 Forest Act Forest Department Vaca 1991 52,352 Forest Act Forest Department * These acreages are under review, as of 16/4/03. Appendix II 235 Belize Protected Areas Year Acreage Management Agency Protected Area Established (acres) Legislation Marine Reserves Bacalar Chico 1996 15,575 Fisheries Act Fisheries Department* Hol Chan 1987 4,048 Fisheries Act Fisheries Department Forest and Marine Reserve Association Caye Caulker 1998 9,669 Fisheries Act of Caye Caulker Glover’s Reef 1996 81,237 Fisheries Act Fisheries Department South Water Caye
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