Fauna & Flora International (FFI), together with Belizean partner Ya’axché, is seeking funding to purchase Boden Creek and secure a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect a critical forest corridor from the mountains to the sea in Central America.
From 1998 onwards, Boden Creek was managed as a private reserve for conservation and ecotourism for at least 15 years. However, in 2012 it was partially abandoned, leading to the poaching of timber and wildlife from the private reserve, as well as the destruction of infrastructure due to conflicts between the former manager and adjacent communities. With a minimal caretaker presence, the poaching continued. The property has since changed hands, and the current owner considered a variety of land uses, including commercial agriculture, but has now put the property up for sale. If funds are not raised, it is highly likely that the property will be sold to an agricultural company and converted to monoculture crops of banana or orange trees. This would be devastating to the region’s biodiversity.
Securing the Boden Creek Corridor in Belize, linking the Mountains and the Sea | One Earth
From 1998 onwards, Boden Creek was managed as a private reserve for conservation and ecotourism for at least 15 years. However, in 2012 it was partially abandoned, leading to the poaching of timber and wildlife from the private reserve, as well as the destruction of infrastructure due to conflicts between the former manager and adjacent communities. With a minimal caretaker presence, the poaching continued. The property has since changed hands, and the current owner considered a variety of land uses, including commercial agriculture, but has now put the property up for sale. If funds are not raised, it is highly likely that the property will be sold to an agricultural company and converted to monoculture crops of banana or orange trees. This would be devastating to the region’s biodiversity.
Securing the Boden Creek Corridor in Belize, linking the Mountains and the Sea | One Earth