The national inventory of anthropogenic emissions shall be periodically updated, published and made publicly available.

A National Transparency Unit and the National MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) System are established under this Act to collect, process and validate climate data. The Unit shall coordinate the National System in collaboration with the ministries and national institutions involved in providing information and implementing climate change measures. 

The Department shall prepare an accessible annual report tracking Belize’s NDC progress and manage the National Registry System, a platform to register carbon reduction or removal projects throughout Belize.

Any person engaging in a carbon project must submit an annual report to the Department and relevant landholders.

The Belize National Climate Change Council shall include representatives from non-governmental organizations and the Belize National Indigenous Council (BENIC).

The goals for the development and implementation of the NDC must be developed in collaboration with civil society, the private sector, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities where necessary.

The free, prior and informed consent must be obtained from all landholders whose land is proposed to be used under the project.  

To obtain a project approval letter, applicants must include a stakeholder engagement and awareness plan tailored to the area, as well as a description of rights of landholders and expected benefits.

Regarding the development of regulations to define and regulate carbon benefits, institutional arrangements, participation and benefit-sharing mechanisms or the allocation of incentives for climate change actions, the Minister must ensure a public consultation period of not less than thirty days. 

The Council shall encourage climate change education and outreach through engagement with academia and civil society. Furthermore, the Climate Change Department shall advise the Government on capacity building, institutional strengthening and other resource requirements to fully implement the climate change policies and strategies. 

If the Council rejects an application, the applicant has the right to appeal by submitting an application to a judge of the High Court.

All REDD+ projects and programmes shall respect the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, ensuring their full and effective participation.

The rights of any landholder shall be fully respected during the implementation of any carbon reduction or removal project.