S02 E01 - Environmental Education at Monkey Bay
from Travel with Purpose Hosted by Create Connections
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is an environmental education center offering Belize Study Abroad experiential learning programs and training opportunities while serving as a model of conservation land Stewardship. Our goal is to guide our guests and students in experiencing the natural wonders of the tropics and life in a developing country, recognizing the diversity of human potential through other cultures. We do this from a peaceful natural setting within a 1070-acre private protected area at our Monkey Bay campus where we experiment with sustainable living technologies and conservation land management Today, Eli Miller joins us from Monkey Bay (MB), an environmental educational center, on route to Belmopan, the capital city of Belize. MB is dedicated to 3 pillars: Environmental education, community development, and land conservation. They partner with neighboring communities to support their local needs, bringing students from Study abroad programs to come alongside. Eli shares many benefits of these partnerships for both neighboring communities, as well as the surrounding environment. Learn ways to get involved In Ecosystem services, Afterschool programs, and bird projects. Additionally, MB has a Marine research station off coast of Dangriga, Belize, where you can participate in reef clean-up projects. Learn about their innovative solar-powered plastic shredder to get rid of ocean plastics!
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