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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Ya axché Conservation Trust
Town Office
Joe Taylor Creek, San Antonio Road
P.O. Box 177
Punta Gorda, Toledo District
Belize
Email: town.office@yct.bz
Website: www.yct.bz/
Type: NGO
Scope: local
Interest in Forestry: central
Description
The Ya’axché Conservation Trust (YCT) is a community-based registered non-governmental organization
from Belize’s Toledo District that was formed in 1998, with the primary objective of
promoting biodiversity conservation in the Golden Stream Watershed (GSW). YCT’s secondary objective
was identified as “to enhance sustainable development and livelihood opportunities in the
rural indigenous communities surrounding the GSW.” The organization’s principal geographical focus is
the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve (GSCP), a private protected area owned and managed
by YCT that encompasses 14,970 acres. However, as YCT has expanded, so has its remit, with its areas
of intervention being in order of importance: the Golden Stream Watershed, Toledo District,
and Belize overall.
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