TIDE is an NGO with the mission of strengthening natural resource management and community stewardship within the Toledo landscape and seascape. It manages two national protected areas, both with mangroves.
E-mail: contact@belizemangrovealliance.org | Phone: +501-605-6569
Toledo Institute for Development and Environment
Contact
Celia Mahung
E-mail: execdirector@tidebelize.org
Tel: (501) 615-6022 / 722-2274
Office: 1 Mile San Antonio Rd, Punta Gorda, Toledo District
Protection
Mangrove Species: Mangrove ecosystems generally
Location: Port Honduras Marine Reserve, Paynes Creek National Park
Land Tenure: National Protected Area
Area Protected: 40.499 ha (2016 assessment of PHMR and mouth of PCNP)
Mangrove Species: Mangrove ecosystems generally
Location: Port Honduras Marine Reserve, Paynes Creek National Park, mouth of the Rio Grande (TIDE Private Protected Lands)
Land Tenure: National Protected Area, Private protected area
Area Protected: 500 hectares +
Restoration
Mangrove Species: Red mangrove, Buttonwood
Restoration Site: Abalone Caye
Area to be Restored: < 1 hectare
Land Tenure: National protected area
Number of Participants: 6 people
Sectors Engaged: Youths
Mangrove Species: Red mangrove, buttonwood
Restoration Site: Mangrove islands within PHMR, coastline of Punta Gorda TownArea to be Restored: 100 hectares+
Land Tenure: National protected area, State owned / public land, Private land
Projected Number of Participants: 100+ people
Sectors to be Engaged: Environmental groups, Youths, Tourism sector, Fishing sector, Private sector
PORT HONDURAS MARINE RESERVE
Port Honduras Marine Reserve was established in 2000 under the authority of the Fisheries Department and managed by the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment.
The Marine Reserve is 40,468 ha – a semi-estuarine system that stretches from Monkey River to beyond Rio Grande, and extends approximately 8 kilometers out to sea. It contains a diverse set of ecosystems – coastal and tidal wetlands, coral reef, extensive seagrass and mangrove, but excludes the approximately 140 cayes lying within the overall area. An important resource for local fishermen, the Marine Reserve has also been highlighted for its relatively high value as a fish nursery area, and its role in maintaining the viability of goliath grouper and local manatee populations.
PAYNES CREEK NATIONAL PARK
Payne’s Creek National Park conserves a matrix of broadleaf forest, short grass and pine savannah, and herbaceous and mangrove swamps, centred around a shallow, brackish lagoon system linked to Port Honduras Marine Reserve.
Research
Mangrove Species: Mangrove ecosystems generally
Location: Port Honduras Marine Reserve
Research Topic: Second measurements for seagrass and mangrove area cover in the four Marine and Coastal Priority Protected Areas (MCPAs) of Phase I of the TYPSA Project
Land Tenure: National Protected Areas, National lands
Mangrove Species:
Location: Payne’s Creek entrance
Research Topic: Blue Carbon Sampling
Land Tenure:
Number of Participants: 5
Sectors Engaged: Environmental Groups
Mangrove Species: Red mangrove, buttonwood
Restoration Site: Mangrove islands within PHMR, coastline of Punta Gorda Town
Land Tenure: National protected area, State owned / public land, Private land
Projected Number of Participants: 100+ people
Sectors to be Engaged: Environmental groups, Youths, Tourism sector, Fishing sector, Private sector
Outreach
Mangrove Species: Mangrove ecosystems generally
Location: Punta Gorda, Punta Negra, Monkey River, Big Falls, San Marcos, Forest Home
Target Audience: Environmental groups, Youths, Fishing sector
Reach: 400+
Mangrove Species: Mangrove ecosystems generally
Location: Punta Gorda
Target Audience: Environmental groups, Youths, Fishing sector
Reach: 100+
Mangrove Species: Mangrove ecosystems generally
Location: Punta Gorda, Monkey River, Big Falls, San Pedro Colombia, Silver Creek, San Miguel, San Marcos, Cattle Landing, Forest Home.
Target Audience: Village leaders, Environmental groups, Youths, Tourism sector, Fishing sector, Private sector
Projected Reach: 500+