Ya’axché Conservation Trust is a Belizean community-oriented organization that couples conservation with sustainable development to advance integrated landscape management in southern Belize. The focal geographic area for Ya’axché’s activities is known as the Maya Golden Landscape (MGL). Extending from the Maya Mountains to the Port Honduras Marine Reserve in the Caribbean Sea, the MGL forms one of the last and largest unbroken stretches of broadleaf forest in Central America and includes the Ya’axché-managed Bladen Nature Reserve (BNR) and the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve (GSCP). In addition to managing protected areas, Ya’axché involves an equivalent focus on the livelihoods of the communities, who buffer them. The community program includes sustainable livelihood initiatives and implementation of best agriculture practices, as well as promotion of environmental awareness.
http://www.yaaxche.org/
