The National Park is the ideal habitat for tropical animals such as the ocelot, jaguar and river otter as well as a popular destination for people. The park has had no demarcated boundaries, leaving its environment vulnerable to unintentional encroachment by farmers and hunters. In order to rectify this, RBMA is cutting a path around the boundary of the 105-acre park, establishing a nature trail through the forest for visitors' use, and purchasing signs to post around the park's boundary and at its entrance. The signs clearly state that hunting and removal or destruction of vegetation or natural resources within the park are prohibited. By establishing a few changes within the National Park, the Rio Blanco Mayan Association is on its way to building a tropical haven for local animals and visitors.
Shrimp farming is one of the largest and most extractive industries within Belize.
TIDE will assist the government in monitoring both legal and illegal shrimp farming activities in this very sensitive ecosystem and well as prepare a report on the practices to distribute to government agencies and local communities.