Promoting Sustainable Natural Resources-Based Livelihoods in Belize
Description
This objective would be achieved through: (i) support for social mobilisation, facilitation and community co-management; (ii) development of community-based sustainable livelihoods of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in and around the selected protected areas; (iii) support for innovative models of green livelihoods of fishing communities through mark-culture development; (iv) community-led natural resources vigilance; (v) and knowledge dissemination, as findings are presented to public sector agencies and beneficiaries who were involved in the project to validate results and add inputs where necessary.
Approximately ten (10) preliminary meetings were held in various targeted communities in the first stage of the project to sensitize project beneficiaries about the SNRL project. Participants at these meetings included village council leaders, community-based organizations, cooperatives and individual community members. Meetings were also held with relevant NGOs working in the target areas.
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Terms of Reference were developed and used to solicit requests for consultants to conduct a training of trainers program in business management and organizational development. This training was organized for all those groups which have submitted applications and those who are interested in the training, particularly those with projects approved for financing. Training was also conducted in pig rearing for two groups; the San Miguel group received training on November 11, 2015 and on August 18, 2016. In March 2017, a contract was signed with a consultant to conduct training in Natural Resource Management to members of the community groups whom were interested in being a part of the Natural Resource Awareness Teams. This training was done through five regional workshops. Training was conducted this August 3 and 5th, 2017 in business management and introduction to computers for the Sarteneja Lionfish Jewelry Group. Training was conducted in December 2017 in food handling whereby the participants received a Food Handlers certificate after the training that is valid for one year.<br />
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Technical assistance is provided to participating community groups on a constant basis. Assistance has been mainly in preparing the Environmental Management Plans. BEST’s Technical Officer worked with members of these groups in preparing these plans. Technical assistance was provided in 2015 to the San Felipe Honey producers and Sarteneja Honey producer with their bee keeping projects. Technical assistance in organizational strengthening and record-keeping was provided on a monthly basis to San Miguel Pig Growers by a local non-government organization. Additional technical assistance in pig rearing was provided to this group in August 2016 and in January, February and June 2017. Pig rearing technical assistance was provided in 2016 to a second pig rearing group namely the Cristo Rey Pig Growers. Technical assistance was provided this quarter to Los Buenos Amigos Cooperative in record-keeping and pineapple production. Assistance was also provided to Seven Miles Women’s Group in plant propagation.<br />
The Sustainable Natural Resource-Based Livelihoods (PSNRL) Project was funded by the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), through the World Bank (WB) and was implemented by the Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology (BEST), on behalf of the Government of Belize (GOB), directly under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE).<br />
SDGS & Targets
Goal 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.1
8.1.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
8.2
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.2.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
8.3
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.3.1
Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex
8.4
Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
8.4.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
8.4.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
8.5
8.5.1
Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
8.5.2
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
8.6
8.6.1
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
8.7
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
8.7.1
Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
8.8
Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
8.8.1
Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status
8.8.2
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status
8.9
By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
8.9.1
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate
8.10
Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
8.10.1
(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults
8.10.2
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider
8.a
8.a.1
Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements
8.b
By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
8.b.1
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
SDG 14 targets covered
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Melissa Rodriguez, Foreign Service Officer