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Caye Caulker Sewage
Needs Assessment The Department of the
Environment will be hosting another public
consultation this Thursday, May 26, 2010 at the Caye Caulker Community Centre starting at 7:00 pm. The primary objectives of the project are: 1. To investigate the waste management practices of the residents of Caye Caulker for the collection and treatment of sewage in Caye Caulker within the framework of the Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution Protocol of the Cartagena Convention (LBS Protocol). 2. To investigate the possible contamination of Caye Caulker’s ground and surface waters resulting from the current sewage waste management practices by undertaking an in depth water quality monitoring programme. 3. To investigate the current use of ground water resources in Caye Caulker to determine the potential impacts to human health. 4. To consolidate the recommendations of prior studies conducted in Caye Caulker and formulate new recommendations taking into account the realities of Caye Caulker, the new information collected and noting the recent passage of Effluent Limitations (Amendment) Regulations in line with the LBS Protocol. Over the past year, the DOE has been sending out personnel to Caye Caulker on a regular basis to conduct water quality monitoring of both groundwater and sea water at pre-established monitoring sites. The DOE has conducted a public consultation as well as a survey to further the overall goal of the project in working towards recommendations for proper waste management in Caye Caulker. In July 2009, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, through the Department of the Environment (DOE), embarked on a Sewage Needs Assessment Project for Caye Caulker to investigate the waste management practices of the residents of Caye Caulker and determine the extent of contamination of ground and surface waters from these waste disposal practices. All residents of Caye Caulker are invited to come out and learn more about the project. For more information, please contact: The Chief Environmental Officer Department of the Environment 10/12 Ambergris Avenue Belmopan, Belize Tel: 822-2816 or 2542 Fax: 822-2862 Email: envirodept@btl.net Website: www.doe.gov.bz UNIVERSITY
OF
BELIZE
TO OFFER NEW PROGRAM
The University of Belize today
announced that it will begin offering a
Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable
Development starting in August. According to a statement from UB, the
Masters program is a mixed-mode program that will be offered by the
University of Belize in partnership with the University of the West
Indies, St. Augustine campus, the University of Guyana and Anton de Kom
Universiteit van Suriname. The official release says that the program
is geared towards building and strengthening capacity in environmental
management, biodiversity and sustainable development issues in the
region. It is designed to target professionals and technical staff
employed in land, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, freshwater or
marine resource management activities from public agencies, NGOs, the
private sector and other stakeholders; as well as persons who wish to
pursue careers in land and natural resource management, forestry,
agriculture and marine resource management and sustainable development.
Courses for the program will be offered via online distance learning;
but, according to UB, students from the Caribbean region will have the
opportunity to meet and participate in a field course of their choice
in either Suriname or Belize. Students will also be able to benefit
from fact-to-face supervision for their research project if they apply
and register at the University of Belize. Persons wishing to take part
in this new Master’s program can enroll in the program prior to July
eight.
LoveFM Exhibit and lecture
on human trafficking of children
 Human Trafficking has become a global
problem that rarely ends
in convictions be cause victims are reluctant to go before the courts.
Today the Embassy of Mexico hosted “A Day for the Rights of the Child,”
in Belize and Corozal Districts to highlight the plight of vulnerable
groups such as children who are trafficked. In Belize City, a
specialist from the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico held a
lecture with the public on human trafficking and Child Exploitation
along with a photo exhibit called Human Rights Through Your Eyes.
According to Doctor Emilio Maus, the exhibit and the lecture focus on
human trafficking of children.
 Dr.
Emilio
Maus,
National
Human
Rights Commission of Mexico
“Human Trafficking is a problem worldwide. It is very important that every country tries to adapt measures in order to fight this crime.” Jose Sanchez “Your presentation; what are the main points of your presentation today?” Dr. Emilio Maus “I’ll try to give points in order to prevent this problem and try to combat it from different sides. It is a very problematic and complicated problem. So, the solution also has to be external and has to involve many different aspects.” Jose Sanchez Is it something that you see a lot in México where you actually do your work? Dr. Emilio Maus “Actually, we have taken notice of different kinds of exploitation of children. Also, elderly people with children, we have an especially hard to see when children are being exploited sexually or labor exploitation of children. Both cases are really dramatic. So this is maybe one of the area we are trying to focus in our combat.” Jose Sanchez “So, for the focus of what you’re doing, you’re looking at legal means of how to combat it or there are more?”  Dr. Emilio Maus
“Well that’s part of the solution, try to adapt statutes
that
help prevent or help fight the problem but also that these statues are
followed—that people follow the law and apply the law. On the other
hand, we have structural causes of problem: for example; family
malfunction or dysfunctionality which sometimes also influences the
fact that a child is being exposed to exploitation—labor exploitation
or sexual exploitation.”
Jose Sanchez “Do we have an approximate figure of how many children are victims of human trafficking every year?” Dr. Emilio Maus “There is an estimate from UNICEF saying that about two million children are actually being submitted to some kind of sexual exploitation and labor exploitation.” Up north, a puppet theatre show as well as a film and debate were held as part of the day of activities. CH5
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