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Ya'axché Conservation Trust is a Belizean organization which aims to maintain healthy forests, rivers and reefs for the benefit of all. Through protected area management, advocacy, and working hand in hand with communities Ya'axché strives to develop capacity for the wise use of land and natural resources in and around the Maya Golden Landscape in Toledo.

Harmony between nature and human development for the benefit of both!


Featured video

The former executive director of Ya'axché Conservation Trust and now Minister in the Government of Belize, Lisel Alamilla received the Whitley Award 2012 for her contribution to sustainable development and conservation in Belize. This short video was prepared by Whitley Fund for Nature to showcase the work of Lisel and Ya'axché. Narrator is Sir David Attenborough.