BELIZE CITY, Belize (AP) — Belize is considering new offshore drilling regulations that could open nearly the entire coast to exploration and exploitation, environmental groups have warned, calling it ...

The government of Belize has today introduced landmark legislation to establish a permanent moratorium on offshore oil activity in and around the Belize Barrier Reef. The legislation comes a year ...

Global outcry leads to reversal on oil exploration. The longest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere has received a reprieve from seismic surveying, WWF has learned. Officials in Belize agreed to ...

Today, the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee decided to remove the world’s second largest coral reef, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, from the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger.