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The University of Tennessee chose Us!

EcoTourism Belize Hosted twelve international students and 2 faculty professors from the University of Tennessee. EcoTourism Belize (ETB) is Ya’axché’s social business arm, that provides ecotour services within the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve and around its buffer communities. ETB offers eco-tours that provide guests with educational and indulging experiences with nature, eco-farms, and culture. ETB’s […]

Newly established transportation service.

EcoTourism Belize launches its transportation service to provide guests a more comfortable travel experience. EcoTourism Belize (ETB) is Ya’axché’s social business arm, that provides ecotour services within the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve and around its buffer communities. ETB offers ecotours which provide guests with  educational and indulging experiences with nature, eco-farms and culture. ETB is […]

EcoTourism facilities improvements.

EcoTourism Belize renovates its bunkhouse, dining room and camping grounds to offer a comfortable and safer stay. The bunkhouse can host students, families and friends traveling in groups but it is also available to individuals looking for a safe and comfortable place to stay. It has eight bunk beds and four single beds with a […]

EcoTourism Belize’s COVID-19 measures is providing a safer environment

EcoTourism Belize (ETB) has implemented COVID-19 measures to manage its operations in a safer and more effective manner throughout the pandemic. In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the globe have implemented public health and social measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including movement restrictions, closure of schools, businesses and airports […]

Norma and Arie’s Nursery Training

Norma and Arie Hoogerbrugge, our nursery training recipients over 3 days, joined us at Ya’axché’s field station to learn about growing seedlings and climate-smart farming practices. The training workshop was delivered by knowledgeable staff. The couple was introduced to Ya’axché Conservation Trust’s two main programs, the Protected Areas Management program and Community Outreach and Livelihoods program. […]

Tree Planting Mission continues in southern Belize

YICE’s Nursery, in partnership with Barefoot Children Ministries, provided over 650  tree seedlings to remote, southern communities in 2019. Ya’axché Institute for Conservation Education (YICE), the sustainable financing program of Ya’axché Conservation Trust, partnered with Barefoot Children Ministries on a tree planting mission to promote healthy and sustainable livelihoods in communities in southern Belize. During [...]

Belize’s Chocolate Festival

Come celebrate with us in southern Belize, indulge in chocolate at the Chocolate Festival of Belize! The art of chocolate making dates back to the ancient Maya civilization – a tradition that has been passed on for generations. Today Belize’s southernmost district Toledo is where the finest chocolatiers are born. Every year hundreds around the [...]

Saint Louis University visited EcoTourism Belize

EcoTourism Belize welcomes Richard A. Chaiftez School of Business, Saint Louis University to its service learning program in southern Belize.   Twelve students and faculty leaders from Saint Louis University joined us at our field station – where the adventure and learning begin. They interacted with Ya’axché’s Community Outreach and Livelihoods team. The interactive discussions [...]

Tree Planting Mission in remote Toledo, Belize

Ya’axché Institute for Conservation Education partners with Barefoot Children Ministries to provide high quality organic seedlings to remote communities in southern Belize. Our nursery, which falls under the sustainable financing initiative Ya’axché Institute for Conservation Education (YICE), can produce over 50,000 native seedling species. The Barefoot Children Ministries from Saint Louis, Missouri partnered with us [...]

Norma and Arie’s nursery training

Norma and Arie Hoogerbrugge, our nursery training recipients over 3 days, joined us at Ya’axché’s field station to learn about growing seedlings and climate-smart farming practices. The training workshop was delivered by knowledgeable staff. The couple was introduced to Ya’axché Conservation Trust’s two main programs, the Protected Areas Management program and Community Outreach and Livelihoods program. [...]

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