Forest Department warns: mangrove clearing can cost up to $25,000

By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): The Forest Department is reminding the public that altering mangroves without a permit is against the law. The reminder follows a $10,000 settlement with a landowner whose property at Mile 6.5 on the Philip Goldson Highway was found to have altered red mangroves. Under Regulation 3(1) of the Forests […] The post Forest Department warns: mangrove clearing can cost up to $25,000 appeared first on Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com .