Adopt a Beach Membership Categories
Thank you for you interest in supporting our efforts to promote sea turtle conservation in Belize. There are five options under the Adopt A Beach Program available to coastal residents interested in keeping their beaches turtle friendly and monitoring sea turtle activity:
- Adopt a Beach - in front of your coastal property
- Volunteer
- School/Turtle Club
- NGO/Protected Area Manager
- Property Owner/Resident
- Resort
- Adopt An Isolated Beach - enable crucial monitoring of an isolated nesting beach
- Adopt All Beaches - enable members of the Turtle Network to monitor all beaches in Belize. The last time this was undertaken was in the early 1990s and is sorely needed to understand changes in number of turtles nesting in Belize.
Please consider sponsoring a school in your community to become a member!
Membership dues are listed in US currency. Payments can be made by check or via our Credit Card Authorization form. We can accept Pay Pal payments through our partner WIDECAST. Payments made through WIDECAST are tax deductible. Your membership package will be mailed to you by Belize Postal Service. Shipments to Belize are delivered within a week, to the USA in about 10 days, and other areas 2 - 3 weeks.
NGO/PROTECTED AREA MANAGER
For government or NGOs managing marine protected areas where sea turtles nest.
For government or NGOs managing marine protected areas where sea turtles nest.
SCHOOL / TURTLE CLUB Donation $100 Available to volunteers, schools, community organizations, and others who would like to participate in the program but are not in a position to make a contribution.
COASTAL RESIDENT Donation $100
Ideal for private coastal homes located on important nesting beaches. Sign up and you'll be kept abreast of activities and you'll receive recognition for your support!
Ideal for private coastal homes located on important nesting beaches. Sign up and you'll be kept abreast of activities and you'll receive recognition for your support!
RESORT Donation $1,000
Sign up your resort and showcase your commitment to sea turtle conservation. You'll receive a laminated certificate that can be proudly be displayed in your lobby and receive laminated Nesting Beach and In-water Sea Turtle Fact Sheets for each guest room so their guests may learn and participate in the program.
Sign up your resort and showcase your commitment to sea turtle conservation. You'll receive a laminated certificate that can be proudly be displayed in your lobby and receive laminated Nesting Beach and In-water Sea Turtle Fact Sheets for each guest room so their guests may learn and participate in the program.
ADOPT AN ISOLATED BEACH Donation $2,500
Many miles of important sea turtle nesting beaches are found along isolated sections of the mainland coast of Belize. The isolated beaches support endangered hawkbill sea turtles. Important beaches includes those at Gales Point, Mullins River, Hopkins, Seine Bight, Northern Placencia Peninsula, Monkey River and Punta Negra. Select which beach you would like to adopt or let us decide which nesting beach should benefit. Your donation will send a team of biologist to the beach to monitor nesting activity and nest success.
Many miles of important sea turtle nesting beaches are found along isolated sections of the mainland coast of Belize. The isolated beaches support endangered hawkbill sea turtles. Important beaches includes those at Gales Point, Mullins River, Hopkins, Seine Bight, Northern Placencia Peninsula, Monkey River and Punta Negra. Select which beach you would like to adopt or let us decide which nesting beach should benefit. Your donation will send a team of biologist to the beach to monitor nesting activity and nest success.
ADOPT ALL BEACHES Donation $10,000
Members of the Belize Sea Turtle Conservation Network met in 2011 and outlined key activities that were needed to assess the nesting populations of sea turtles in Belize. One activity included coordinated nationwide monitoring of all sandy beaches in Belize. The last survey of this type was completed 25 years ago. A nationwide survey is urgently needed so we can determine changes in nesting beach populations.
Your contribution to this important activity will enable members of the Turtle Network to conduct one nationwide survey of all sandy beaches which will provide valuable data. The resulting data will be used to identify important nesting areas for sea turtles and to ensure their protection in the future.
Members of the Belize Sea Turtle Conservation Network met in 2011 and outlined key activities that were needed to assess the nesting populations of sea turtles in Belize. One activity included coordinated nationwide monitoring of all sandy beaches in Belize. The last survey of this type was completed 25 years ago. A nationwide survey is urgently needed so we can determine changes in nesting beach populations.
Your contribution to this important activity will enable members of the Turtle Network to conduct one nationwide survey of all sandy beaches which will provide valuable data. The resulting data will be used to identify important nesting areas for sea turtles and to ensure their protection in the future.
Tax deductible donations can be made through WIDECAST, our partner in sea turtle conservation through the Wider Caribbean. Payments can be made through Pay Pal or via check. To make a tax deductible payment be sure to indicate the project ECOMAR Belize when making the donation, and send us a copy of the transaction.
