Tackles Illegal Activities in the Columbia River Forest ReserveThe Columbia Forest Reserve, one of the largest protected rainforests in Central America, is under threat. Conservationists say illegal activity in the area is on the rise, and what they’ve uncovered is alarming. The Chiquibul is under control but Chiquibull, the Columbia Forest Reserve, they’re very remote areas and we need more presence, of course, we need presence. It’s an area where the where we would need more presence from government be it the forest whichever. And the Guatemala, they continue to venture across into Belize and conduct illegal logging.