[{"bbox": [104, 90, 1165, 170], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Finally, there is a need to increase the visibility of Southern Belize by facilitating a cultural awakening, a cultural awareness and pride through sharing local experiences and traditional knowledge and maximising opportunities for jointly working with other communities and partners within the Region."}, {"bbox": [94, 176, 1165, 229], "category": "Text", "text": "Outcome Two - is built on the lessons learnt from 2019 EU supported peace-building measures in the Adjacency Zone implemented through the Organisation of American States and Civil Society Organisations."}, {"bbox": [104, 237, 1165, 370], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Informal inter-agency cooperation in border management exists in Belize up to some extent in practice, without any regulatory and administrative foundations. The application of the various aspects of Integrated Border Management (IBM) often remains limited and inconsistent. Most forms of co-operation are often seen as \"pilot modes\" rather than institutionalised practices. A comprehensive government coordination structure and IBM strategy are essential."}, {"bbox": [104, 371, 1165, 477], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Targeting assistance to different law enforcement agencies proved an effective tool in facilitating trade and curbing border security threats (smuggling, trafficking in human beings, controlling food safety and countering public health threats, etc.). However, a more inclusive approach by partner institutions in line with IBM principles needs to be promoted, notably in the fight against trans-border threats."}, {"bbox": [104, 479, 1165, 582], "category": "List-item", "text": "* In Belize many transactions such as trade, employment or crossing the border are \"grey\" and informal. In this context, modern and digitised tools may be failing not because of lack of technology or know-how, but rather public reluctance to use digital tools that create verifiable records which some day may be used to tax their activities."}, {"bbox": [100, 632, 414, 662], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [100, 677, 1160, 845], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action will support the economic and social development of the Southern part of the country along the Adjacency Zone with Guatemala on the basis of a green growth model and in line with the commercial drivers (agriculture and tourism), with the EU Green Deal priority, the EU Council Conclusions on Indigenous peoples¹³, the EU's Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Relations 2020–2025 (GAP III)¹⁴, the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024¹⁵ and the Youth Action Plan in EU external action 2022-2027¹⁶."}, {"bbox": [100, 866, 1160, 1008], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome 1** of the action will improve the socio-economic situation of the communities in Southern Belize thanks to local development planning, the adoption of sustainable practices in the agriculture sector, and the development of local value chains with short market systems. Provided the roll out of the FPIC process is smooth, the development of local development plans, community-based preservation plans and the facilitation of local skills can result in the realisation of the specific objective (promotion of a coordinated and inclusive development)."}, {"bbox": [100, 1026, 1160, 1212], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The **process of consultation and planning** will contribute to empower local indigenous communities and uphold land rights. It will involve the indigenous Maya communities, the coastal Garifuna communities and the local migrant communities. It will support national institutions, the local Government Unit, Alcalde and local communities to design participatory Local Action Plans with the assistance of CSOs whereby historic, cultural and unique landscape or sea scape management will be promoted. It will entail land use planning in the medium term, will plan the need for small infrastructure investment for better service delivery, the development of economic activities within the communities and will set rules for preservation, restoration of natural resources."}, {"bbox": [100, 1215, 1160, 1321], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Further, the intervention will support the **mapping of local value chains** focusing on specific lead crops (cardamom, coconut for water and VCO, cocoa, turmeric, seaweed, etc.) or in local tourist related value chains (non-timber forest products (NTFP), Mayan handicrafts, etc.). It will contribute to the idenfitication of micro projects."}, {"bbox": [100, 1323, 1160, 1376], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The **business mentorship programme** will assist community members, in particular women and youth, to develop farming/forestry management best practices and to develop entrepreneurial skills and expand access to"}, {"bbox": [100, 1448, 1160, 1498], "category": "Footnote", "text": "13 Conseil of the European Union (2015, 15 May). *EU Council Conclusions on Indigenous peoples*. Available at: https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8814-2017-INIT/en/pdf"}, {"bbox": [100, 1497, 1160, 1571], "category": "Footnote", "text": "14 European Commission (2020, 25 November). *EU Gender Action Plan (Gap) III – An Ambitious Agenda For Gender Equality And Women’s Empowerment In Eu External Action*. Available at: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-01/join-2020-17-final_en.pdf"}, {"bbox": [100, 1570, 1160, 1619], "category": "Footnote", "text": "15 European Commission (2020, 25 March). *EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024*. Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=JOIN:2020:5:FIN"}, {"bbox": [100, 1618, 1160, 1668], "category": "Footnote", "text": "16 European Commission (2022, 4 October). *Joint Communication - Youth Action Plan in EU external action 2022 – 2027*. Available at: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/document/fe1bcd30-58da-4a37-ab2a-61848789da60_en"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1668, 1160, 1691], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 27"}]