A view from the lagoon

A Lagoon Blog

The mangrove forests, marine, estuarine and freshwater aquatic habitats of Placencia Lagoon, Belize provide habitat and ecosystem services to literally thousands of species of plants and animals. Pressure from development has taken a toll on this unique ecosystem and has threatened to impair many of these populations and functions. Yet development has also brought economic prosperity for some and many Belizeans clearly feel it is necessary.


This blog will be a discussion of projects currently ongoing in Belize working within and around Placencia Lagoon to understand and conserve the natural systems there, and to find ways to balance the needs of those systems against the rising tide of effluents, resorts and other human activities.


I hope you enjoy the journey.