The environmental history of Belize

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• The economic history in general of Belize
• The history of the Maya

Land, Value and Economic Development in Toledo

By Gregory Choc, 16 June 1996. Foreign capital invested in exploitation of hardwood forests is an afront to traditional Mayan values and fails to develop the economy or serve the interests of Belize.

Inter-American Development Bank's Pending Financing of Belize Southern Highway Project

From South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC), 24 August, 1997. The Belize Southern Alliance for Grassroots Empowerment (SAGE) of indigenous Maya object to the environmental and social consequences of highway upgrading.

Urgent follow-up on GR action #1/97—Stop logging on Maya Lands

From South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC), 15 December 1997. Logging concessions on traditional Maya lands in Southern Belize and need for full participation of the Maya people in all development plans for the region. The Maya fear that a rapid development resulting from the highway will further threaten their forests and their livelihoods.

Urgent follow-up on GR action #1/97: Stop logging on Maya Lands

South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC), 24 December 1997. The IDB decision on funding for Belize has been postponed until January 7. Belize is in the process of granting permits for oil exploration on traditional Maya lands in the Toledo District, including the Columbia River Forest Reserve.