CONSERVATION

The Rainforest is Our Responsibility

Conserving Belizean biodiversity with a focus on flora, fauna, and the ecosystem at large.

Two men holding hicatee turtles with a pond in the background.

HICATEE
INITIATIVE

BFREE is a leader in conserving the Hicatee species in Belize, focusing on research, policy, and an educational outreach and awareness campaign that has reached hundreds of classrooms and thousands of people.

CACAO-
AGROFORESTRY

Growing wild at BFREE is one of the few 100% wild pure Criollo cacaos known to exist. This discovery propelled the need to restore and rebuild the tropical forest growing conditions preferred by cacao.

BFREE Observation Post sign on Observation Post One that says No Fishing, Hunting, Logging, or Trespassing

PROTECTION
PROGRAM

BFREE park rangers patrol the 1,153-acre property and its boundaries 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rangers document wildlife and weather patterns as part of our long-term monitoring programs.

HICATEE
INITIATIVE

Many small red cacao pods growing off of a cacao tree.

CACAO-
AGROFORESTRY

Growing wild at BFREE is one of the few 100% wild pure Criollo cacaos known to exist. This discovery highlights the need to restore and rebuild tropical forest growing conditions preferred by cacao.

RANGER
STATIONS

BFREE park rangers patrol the 1,153-acre property and its boundaries 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rangers document wildlife and weather patterns as part of our long-term monitoring programs.