The links below are the safeguards documents developed for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) Blue and Green Islands Integrated Program Child Project: Resilient Bold Belize (RBB). The documents include the Stakeholder Engagement Plan and the Environmental and Social Management Framework, which must be displayed indefinitely on a publicly accessible website.
The GEF RBB child project focuses on Belize’s Blue Ocean space and is designed to catalyze a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) to generate sustainable financing for
improved protected area and ecosystem management, creating the scaffolding for more resilient fisheries and nature-based tourism in Belize. The coast-to-ocean project scope spans across Belize’s connected marine and coastal ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass, and reefs, to deliver on the Blue and Green Island (BGI) Integrated Program objectives through improved management and increased financial sustainability of 34 coastal and marine protected areas, spaces that are globally recognized as biodiversity hotspots, vital for supporting local fishing and tourism industries and for protecting coastal communities from storms. RBB aims to address ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and the socio-economic challenges
faced by coastal communities. Over the last decade, Belize’s marine environment has faced severe threats such as overfishing, habitat loss, coral diseases, and the impacts of invasive species, leading to reduced fish biomass and compromised food security for local communities.
improved protected area and ecosystem management, creating the scaffolding for more resilient fisheries and nature-based tourism in Belize. The coast-to-ocean project scope spans across Belize’s connected marine and coastal ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass, and reefs, to deliver on the Blue and Green Island (BGI) Integrated Program objectives through improved management and increased financial sustainability of 34 coastal and marine protected areas, spaces that are globally recognized as biodiversity hotspots, vital for supporting local fishing and tourism industries and for protecting coastal communities from storms. RBB aims to address ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and the socio-economic challenges
faced by coastal communities. Over the last decade, Belize’s marine environment has faced severe threats such as overfishing, habitat loss, coral diseases, and the impacts of invasive species, leading to reduced fish biomass and compromised food security for local communities.
The Child Project aims to secure the long-term conservation and resilience of Belize’s marine and coastal ecosystems, promoting nature-based livelihoods and the well-being of Belizeans. The five-year project will catalyze Belize’s Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative, a major private-public partnership led by the Blue Bond and Finance Permanence Unit within the Office of the Prime Minister.
