Forming a strategic, biological corridor that stretches from the Maya Mountains to the coastal mangrove forests of Belize's southern coast, the Golden Stream Corridor plays a critical role in protecting the Golden Stream watershed and reducing negative impacts on Port Honduras Marine Reserve.

The 15,000 acre preserve is owned and managed by Ya'axché. In addition to its role as a biological corridor, the preserve is home to 17 identified major ecosystems, with these containing hundreds of plant species as well as 19 amphibian, 270 bird, 20 fish, 59 mammal and 54 reptile species.

There are several communities around the preserve. In line with its integrated landscape management approach, Ya'axché actively encourages local communities to utilize selected forest resources in a sustainable and permitted manner and provides educational resources to explain how and why they should practice those methods.

Golden Stream preserve also provides these local communities with clean water, pollination for certain plants, game species which 'spillover' from the reserve and a fish nursery.

The protected area also houses Ya'axché's field centre which provide accommodation and office facilities for our rangers, guests and volunteers.

For more information on our operations in Golden Stream, contact Ya'axché's Protected Areas Manager Lee Mcloughlin.