Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

The Rotaractors from Cayo participated in this year's Walk for a Green Belize this morning.  It was a country-wide effort, and the statistics on how much trash was cleaned up should be out soon.  Thanks, Rotaractors!

"Rotaractors participated this morning Saturday, April 25th, 2015 in a clean-up campaign In commemoration of Earth Day 2015 together with Oceana Members and The Department of Environment.  The clean-up campaign consisted of the entire George Price Highway and Macal River in San Ignacio.  Thanks to all the amazing people who came out to inspire others and make a difference."

The Department of the Environment, Belize Solid Waste Management Authority, and the Belize Audubon Society are having another Walk for a Green Belize Clean-up campaign.  There will be 2 in Cayo this Saturday, with the 1st starting at 6:00am in front of the Uno station and the 2nd starting at 7:00am at the Guanacaste National Park. In related news the DoE is having an essay competition..

"Department of the Environment is hosting an Essay Competition which is open to the General Public!  All you have to do is write an essay consisting of no more than 400 words and explain what the Environment means to you and what you can do to help mitigate the effects of climate change on your Environment!  The competition starts today and ends on June 20, 2014 and your essay will become a newspaper article on two widely circulated newspapers!  As your prize you will be rewarded with a $125 gift certificate!"

Happy World Water Day!  Cayo celebrated yesterday with an exhibition in the Bedran Hall at the SIRH.  Many institutions set up booths for the event.  The Department of the Environment is having an fb promotion, so you can go to their page and answer 2 questions to win. 

Belize Audubon Society pictures.  Set 2.

Video from the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLRZwGfK1iM

The Department of the Environment has released the statistics from this year's Walk for a Green Belize campaign  The highway cleanup netted some 2,363 bags amounting to over 8 tons.  Wow, time to stop littering!  Great job, everyone!  The DoE got some pictures from the event.

"Volunteers collected 2,363 bages of garbage or 16,541 pounds of garbage off the George Price, Phillip Goldson and Hummingbird Highways...  Belize, next year let's make it be less!"

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Feelgood news of the day.  Saturday was the Walk for a Green Belize initiative, where groups all around Belize had cleanup campaigns.  In Cayo, the Rotaract Club of San Ignacio, and the Benque House of Culture got students involved, and they cleaned up the George Price Highway.  The Belize Audubon Society did a cleanup too.

"The Rotatact Club of San Ignacio participating in walk for a green Belize.  Working with the Department of Environment for a cleaner Belize."