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Commonwealth NGOs
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Friends of Nature
Placencia
Belize
Email: lindsaybz@btl.net
Website: www.friendsofnaturebelize.org
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: central
Description
Friends of Nature (FoN) is a Belizean-based non-governmental organization dedicated to conservation
and preservation of the natural treasures with which our country is blessed.
FoN co-manages Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve with the Belize Fisheries Department, and
Laughing Bird Caye National Park with the Belize Forestry Department.
Maintaining roots in the communities we serve, our constituency focus is with the coastal villages in
the central southern region of Belize. The Chairperson of each Village Council represented sits on
the FoN Board of Directors, which also comprises of representatives from Education, Tourism, Business
and Government.
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