The reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, had been under severe threat from industrial activities including oil exploration, and its removal follows a recent series of landmark conservation measures ...

Belize as we know it – the small, English-speaking Central American country perched along the Caribbean Sea – has been around since 1981, but the barrier reef just off the country’s coast is turning ...

This week Unesco, the United Nation’s scientific and cultural agency, removed the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, part of the 600-mile long MesoAmerican Reef System, the world’s second largest, ...

Belizeans and environmentalists worldwide are celebrating today at UNESCO’s announcement that the Belize Barrier Reef has been removed from their In Danger list. Belizeans and environmentalists ...

For many Americans, the Belize Barrier Reef is the first thing they actually see of Belize, even before spotting the pastel streets of Belize City. From the window of an arriving plane or the deck of ...

The reef lies offshore from Belize City and continues south towards the rest of the country’s Caribbean coast. Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker sit among the places most closely associated with it, ...

The largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere is officially no longer in danger. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced this week that it has ...

As Belize doubles down on protecting its UNESCO-listed barrier reef, Alaia Belize is shaping luxury travel around conservation-led experiences. From guided reef excursions to seasonal ocean conditions ...

A big focus in Belize at the moment is Responsible Tourism in the Belize Barrier Reef, which is the world’s second largest reef and continuing to protect the reef for future generations. The coral ...

Thanks to a comprehensive conservation effort, the exceptionally diverse Belize Barrier Reef has recovered so much that it has been removed from the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger sites. “At ...