Belize

Belize borders the Caribbean Sea in Central America. In addition to coastline, its terrain is flat and swampy, rising to low mountains. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by urban use. Belize has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity in Belize include deforestation and water pollution, including the barrier reef, from sewage, industrial effluents, and agricultural runoff.