Belize

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Ecotourism and its Effects on Native Populations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Belanger
Description
Looks at the history of ecotourism, and suggests some solutions to ecotourism problems through the analysis of case studies of ecotourism, and management practices from all levels of ecotourism governance.
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Mopan in Context: Mayan Identity, Belizean Citizenship, and the Future of a Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Carolina Gómez Menjívar
William Salmon
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 7-90
Description
Compares grassroots Mayan languages revitalization movements in Belize and Guatemala/Mesoamerica; considers the academic and publishing communities’ marginalization of Belize language revitalization efforts and the effects on Kriol and Mopan dialects, and the socioeconomic and geopolitical factors at play in the language landscape of Belize.
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Rights Talk in Belize: Q’eqchi Maya Communities Meet Across Borders

Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Describes a community exchange between Guatemala and Belize that seeks to raise awareness and understanding of the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
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Tourism and Protected Areas: Partnerships in Principle and Practice

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralf Buckley
Michael Sommer
Description
Looks at a number of successful partnerships between commercial tourism and protected area managers, with both public and private-sector involvement; and identifes the advantages of expanding such partnerships, and the factors which contribute to their success.
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