The crystal blue waters that surround Half Moon Caye National Monument provide more than an idyllic backdrop for visitors to the island. The surrounding reef and shallow lagoon furnishes habitat for a diversity of marine life and some of the highest coral cover found in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, a multidisciplinary team of conservationists, photojournalists, and new media specialists documented and explored the Belizean Barrier Reef Reserve System. Representatives from EarthWild International, University of California (Berkeley), Nationalgeographic.com, Belize Audubon, and the Wildlife Conservation Society examined universal challenges to conservation and sustainable development and celebrated successes in the preservation of our common natural heritage.

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