Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Mining and Dredging Activities in Placencia Lagoon and Ambergris Caye
May 20, 2026 – Belize Tourism Industry Association - Belize City, Belize — The Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) is taking a firm and unequivocal position regarding the increasing environmental concerns surrounding ongoing mining, dredging, coastal alteration, and mangrove degradation activities impacting the Placencia Lagoon and Ambergris Caye areas.
Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)
The Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) is committed to promoting transparency, fairness, accountability, and respectful engagement in all of its operations, projects, and activities. This Grievance Redress Mechanism provides a structured process through which staff, members, partners, beneficiaries, stakeholders, and the public may submit complaints, concerns, or grievances related to BTIA’s operations, governance, projects, services, or conduct.