Watching as your home, your favorite football field or even your deceased loved ones wash out to sea is the reality facing the residents of Monkey River, Belize.
What is next for this town? Could it disappear entirely?
In this video, we explore the dangers of coastal erosion and how it is affecting a small village in the Belize. Coastal erosion is caused by the rising sea levels and is quickly destroying the homes and wildlife of this village. If we don't start to take action soon, this village could be wiped off the map!
“As a community we aren’t ready to move” says Mario Muschamp, the President of the Monkey River Watershed Association.