Ms. Beverly Wade is the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation in Belize. She is directly responsible for the executive leadership of the Ministry and oversees the execution of the Blue Economy Development Policy, Strategy, and Implementation Plan ensuring alignment with broader national development goals. Her position is critical for translating policy into action and ensuring that the Ministry’s strategic objectives, especially those related to marine conservation, sustainable blue economic development, and climate resilience, are effectively implemented.

Beverly has over twenty-five (25) years of experience with Blue Economy, Fisheries Management and Development, Marine Conservation and Protected Areas Management, Coral Reef Management, Sustainable Development, Integrated Coastal Management and Development and Public Policy and Institutional Development, Sustainable Financing, and Carbon Markets.

She has served as the former Director of the Blue Bonds and Project for Finance Permanence Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister in Belize where she was responsible for the implementation of the Blue Loan and Conservation Funding Agreements and the coordination across government and non-government actors and sectors in the delivery of key marine conservation targets and commitments.

Ms. Wade has been integral to the enactment of key legislations and management regimes for the sustainable use and development of the country’s marine and coastal resources in pursuit of the broader objectives and support of Government policies that support Belize’s natural resources-based economy.