Other Literature
Additional Literature Related to Turneffe, Belize, Environmental Protection, Etc.
Melanie McField
An overview of Turneffe Atoll’s structure, history, conservation value, essential habitats, threats and call to action.
Compilation of Biodiversity in Belize
Jan Meerman, 2005
A 59 page comprehensive analysis of biodiversity throughout Belize.
World Resources Institute, 2005
A comprehensive revue of threats to Belize’s Coastal Marine Habitats including overfishing (gillnets), coastal development (dredging), agricultural runoff, marine based pollution (cruise ships, etc.), natural disturbances (coral bleaching).
Major threats identified for Turneffe Atoll were unsustainable fishing and overdevelopment, particularly mangrove clearing and dredging. Several areas of Turneffe were determined to the severely threatened.
Mangrove and Conservation Value Assessment at Northern Turneffe
J.C. (Jan) Meerman