This project seeks to update the information in the Baseline Assessment of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System conducted in 2001. It is designed to document current knowledge of biodiversity status and trends, conservation objectives, primary activities, major threats, management issues, ongoing programs and projects and established relationships already forged through COMPACT Phase I. The results of the Baseline Assessment Update will be fed into the process of the Updating the Conceptual Model and Site Strategy for COMPACT Phase II, which is being implemented in collaboration by another partner NGO, the Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology.