JULY 2004: BETA promotes a can-crusher to
help with solid-waste problem.
MAY 2004: BETA takes a stand on Cruise ship tourism and develops a
position paper for distribution to government and the public.
BETA TO BECOME AN E-ORGANIZATION!
BETA has been struggling to remain a viable, nation-wide organization for several years
now. Part of the difficulty is that with most members actively involved in the tourism
industry, few can take time off needed to travel to monthly meetings half-a-day's drive
away. As a result, the few active members tend to come from the same district--namely
Cayo. To enable broader participation, the board has decided to try to use the Internet as
the primary means of communication and discussion among its membership, rather than
face-to-face meetings. Feel free to voice your concerns or interests on this site's forum,
or email comments to the webmistress--Judy Y. at susa@btl.net.
BOARD MINUTES JULY 20, 2004
BOARD MINUTES MAY 12, 2004
ELECTION 2003 RESULTS
President: Mick Flemming
Vice President: Godsman Ellis
Treasurer: Donna Hill
Secretary: Judy Yaeger
Board Members: Mike Green, Mike Huesner, Bruno Kuppinger, and Phyllis Lane (past
president)
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
BETA cannot be an effective organization unless it represents
and has the active participation of a large number of stakeholders of the ecotourism
industry. One goal of the coming year is to dramatically increase membership. If you're
not a member, please join. If you are a member, please try to enlist others.
CRUISE SHIPS
Several members had expressed concern about
the large number of cruise ship visitations to Belize projected in the future and worry
about their effects environment. A major scheduled project for 2003-2004 is to examine
this issue in light of ecotourism concerns to try to arrive at some recommendations to
ensure sustainability.
ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN
An intensive, nation-wide anti-litter campaign with
investigation and pilot studies of possible waste recycling. was to be our major focus for
2002. Unfortunately, it never got beyond the investigation stage. Several BETA members are
still interested in this project, and hopefully we can begin to make some progress on it
in 2003-2004.