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ABLUE CARBONREADINESSASSESSMENT © 2024 The World Bank Group1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433Telephone: 202-473-1000 | Internet: www.worldbank.org Disclaimer The content of this report does not reflect the official opinion of the project sponsors or their partner organization.Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the authors. Please cite work as: World Bank. 2024. Belize: A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because the World Bank Group encourages the dissemination of itsknowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attributionto this work is given and all further permissions that may be required for such use (as noted herein) are acquired.The World Bank Group does not warrant that the content contained in this work will not infringe on the rights ofthird parties and accepts no responsibility or liability in this regard. All queries on rights and licenses should beaddressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; email:pubrights@worldbank.org. AC The report “World Bank. 2024. Belize–A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment” was produced by a coreteam of the World Bank Group and external partners co-led by Juliana Castano-Isaza (Natural ResourcesManagement Specialist), Sylvia Michele Diez (Senior Environmental Specialist), Jiang Ru (Practice Manager),and Martina Bosi (Senior Climate Change Specialist), all of the World Bank Group. The report was writtenby Moritz von Unger, Regina Sánchez Sasso, Mackenzie Taggart, and Raquel Bustamante, all of SilvestrumClimate Associates. The team is grateful for the valuable insights and technical contributions from Belize governmentofficials from the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of SustainableDevelopment and Climate Change, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management, the BlueBond and Project Finance Permanence Unit, the National Climate Change Office, the Forestry Department,the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, the Department of Environment, the Protected AreasConservation Trust, and the Fisheries Department. The team extends their gratitude to the team members of World Wildlife Fund Belize, The NatureConservancy Belize, Oceana Belize, Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association, The Pew Charitable Trusts,The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Audubon Belize, the University of Belize EnvironmentalResearch Institute and The Belize Network of NGOs, as well as the partners that participated in theworkshops and throughout the development of this report. The following peer reviewers provided valuable advice on this report Catalina Becerra (Climate ChangeSpecialist), and Mariana Gonzalez Sanudo (Junior Professional Associate). Guidance and strategic directionwere provided by Juergen Voegele (Planet Vice President), Valerie Hickey (Global Director, EnvironmentNatural Resources and the Blue Economy), Christian Peter (former Practice Manager, Global Platform Unit),and Genevieve Connors (former Practice Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean Region). Our sincere appreciation is extended to Samanmalee Kumari De Alwis and Madalena Manjatefor their diligent administrative support, to Pablo Porta and Laura Hidalgo (Estudio Relativo)for their creative graphic design contributions; and to John Burgess, and Shaheera Syed for herstrategic communications expertise. The team is thankful for the funding support provided by PROBLUE. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this document are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect the view of the Executive Directors of the World Bank, the governments theyrepresent, or the counterparts consulted during the study process. Any factual errors are the responsibilityof the team. INTRODUCTION19 DATA AND ANALYTICS(PILLAR 1)21 1.1Blue Carbon Ecosystems (Pillar 1-A).................................................................22 1.1.1BCE Extent & Carbon Stocks.....................................................................241.1.2Drivers of Degradation...............................................................................281.1.3Socioeconomic Valuation...........................................................................371.1.4Exploring Restoration Opportunities in Belize.....................................401.1.5Data Capacity...............................................................................................46 1.2.1National Greenhouse Gas Inventory........................................................491.2.2REDD+ Program & Forest Reference Level (FRL)...................................50 1.3Analysis of Pillar 1...........................................................................................52 POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS(PILLAR 2) 55