FRIENDS OF ECORANA

Avian Monitoring Program (Belize): We have been monitoring birds at T.R.E.E.S since 2011. Our focus is on gaining basic vital data on understudied resident birds as well as monitoring Neotropical migrants off their breeding grounds. We offer training and capacity building to International and local students... Sustainable Agriculture Program (Belize): The focus of our program is on the research and development of tropical farming techniques that can be used to reduce soil degradation and habitat loss while maintaining productivity. Slash-and-burn agriculture has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic and is the leading cause of wildfires and deforestation in our area. Our goal is to reduce slash-and-burn agriculture by presenting farmers alternative techniques to replenish nutrient poor soils... Bat Monitoring Program (Belize): In 2016, we initiated a bat monitoring project to monitor species diversity and we are now expanding the project. We will be comparing diversity, relative..