Yum Balisi Sustainable Luxury Resort - Department of Environment

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1. 1 Project Description
1.2 Project Location
The proposed Yum Balisi Sustainable Luxury Resort development will be located on
Fisherman’s Caye, referred to as Cat’s Caye on the Minister’s Fiat Grants land
Document,( see example of one of the land Papers below Fig 1.a) a privately owned caye
situated along the western border of the South Water Caye Marine Reserve, which is one of
the protected areas within the designated UNESCO - World Heritage Site. To avoid
confusion and allow for consistency with other reports on the island, and for the purpose of
this Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) document the caye is referred to as
Fisherman’s Caye since this is how it appears in several maps of the area and in previous
studies.
Fisherman’s Caye is situated approximately eight (8) miles east of the village of Riversdale,
being at its closest point to mainland, and 10.5 miles southeast of Sittee Point (See Figure 1.1
and Plate 1.1).
Fig 1a. Sample of Land Document Referring to Island as Cats Caye
Environmental Impact Assessment – November 2010
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