The Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage was formed by a group of conservationists who want to bring public pressure on the Government
Administrations to enact legal policies against offshore oil drilling, especially in protected areas. They've been working on innovative ways to get
the public informed and involved. The organization launched 2 new media with an interesting form of distribution, and on Monday, its president, Tanya
Williams, explained it to us:
Tanya Williams - President, The Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage
"Actually launching two things. One, preprinted postcard and the second one is an activity booklet. The preprinted postcards are being targeted towards
tourists. And so we have gotten involved with people within the tourism industry or partners within the tourism industry like the BTA. And the booklet
are going to be at restaurants, we're talking about local children. We want when children to that particular restaurants with their parents or family -
they look at the booklet and read and colour, etc. We also see it as an opportunity for the parents to pick up that booklet and see what the child is
doing. In that way we indirectly inform the parent as well. So we're actually launching two things today. For the preprinted postcard we know that the
tourism industry is one of the major pillars of Belize's economy. It's also the industry that will really be impacted if we have oil exploration in the
offshore protected areas. So we're partnered with the tourism industry so that we can continue to pressure the government. To ensure that we do no have
oil exploration in our offshore and in our protected areas. So there is a message up there from the tourist talking to the prime minister about how
they enjoyed Belize, enjoyed what we have right now. And how they wouldn't want to see oil exploration in our offshore and in our protected areas and
how that would change them wanting to come to Belize."
The Coalition is hoping that you, the viewing public will, take advantage of these new booklets.
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