Courtesy Friends for Conservation and Development

1. Combating Illegal Logging In
The Chiquibul Forest
Objective: To reduce illegal trans-border logging operations
in the Chiquibul forest
1. Law enforcement capacity and capability in the Chiquibul forest increased
2. Partnerships and reporting to support monitoring and enforcement strengthened
• Strengthened ranger force
• Acquired equipment and
gear
• Trained 12 persons in law
enforcement
• Developed illegal logging
assessment
• Established a credible
multi-agency credible
mechanism
• Developed an inter-
institutional database
• Re-invigorated bilateral
linkages
a. 3 persons detained and
processed
b. 16 detained and released
c. > 15 escape in jungle
a. 2 chainsaws confiscated
b. 41 horses confiscated
c. 148 flitches confiscated
d. 2,500 marijuana destroyed
e. 20,000 xate destroyed
f. 1 rifle and 8 bullets seized
Key Recommendations
1. Install new conservation posts
2. Improved inter-agency
coordination
3. Bring international attention
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2. Mitigating and Controlling the Trans-border
Illegal Logging In The Chiquibul Forest
Objective: To mitigate and control trans-border illegal logging throughout the Chiquibul Forest
1. Monitoring and forest law enforcement strengthened in the Chiquibul forest
2. Information systems and public awareness promoted
Key Recommendations
1. Improved synchronization of efforts
2. Improved ability to lay charges
3. Establish mechanism to salvage
4. Institute a multi sector task force
5. CITES authority involvement
- FCD rangers contracted
- Training on law enforcement
- Illegal logging inventory
expanded
- Database system formalized
-Communication system
improved
-Maintained civil society
informed
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Area(ha.)
Area of the Chiquibul Forest being impacted by illegal logging
439 illegally logged
trees were measured
within a surveyed
area of 1,898.57 ha.
- US $4,248,293.00 in
cedar had been
extracted illegally
- US $ 5,199,851.00 in
mahogany had been
extracted illegally
- Belize has had an
approximate
economic loss of
US$9,448,144.00,
due to illegal logging,
(2012)Illegal logging zone of influence from 2010 to 2012
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3. Instituting Sustained Mechanisms to Confront
Illegal Logging In the Chiquibul Forest
Objective:To institute and sustain mechanisms that
address illegal logging In the Chiquibul Forest
1. Enabling functionality of a special task unit
2. Institutional strengthening of regulatory and judiciary systems regarding illegal logging
3. Harmonizing bi-national efforts and building local support
• FCD rangers contracted
• SMART Patrol activated
• Upgrading of
conservation posts
• Awareness among
justice system agencies
• Bi-national reunions to
harmonize actions
• Bi-national data sharing
on illegal logging
The logging is intense and
aggressive and has surpassed
the pavement and has reached
up to Mountain Cow Maya
Site, some 12 km from border.
Key Recommendations
1. Night patrols are required
2. Intelligence sharing Bz/Gt urgent
3. Utilization of special forces needed
4. Increase of penalties on loggers
5. Data collection on illegal logging
6. Internationalize the forest crime
After 3 years of combating illegal logging a stronger platform
is in place to address this environmental crime, which has
become the most critical threat in the Chiquibul today. FCD’s
next goal is to consolidate bi-national strategies and actions
to address this challenge across borders.
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