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Belize's relative mangrove cover declined by 2% from 1980–2010, and in that period, under 4,000 acres of mangroves had been cleared, although clearing of mangroves near Belize's main coastal settlements (e.g. [[Belize City]] and San Pedro) was relatively high. The rate of loss of Belize's mangroves - at 0.07% per year between 1980 and 2010 - was much lower than Belize's overall rate of forest clearing (0.6% per year between 1980 and 2010).<ref>Cherrington, E.A., Ek, E., Cho, P., Howell, B.F., Hernandez, B.E., Anderson, E.R., Flores, A.I., Garcia, B.C., Sempris, E., and D.E. Irwin. 2010. "Forest Cover and Deforestation in Belize: 1980-2010." Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean. Panama City, Panama. 42 pp. http://www.servir.net/servir_bz_forest_cover_1980-2010.pdf</ref>
==Trees ==
{{Unreferenced section|date = January 2016}}As well as logwood (''Haematoxylon campechianum'') and mahogany ([[Swietenia|''Swietenia macrophylla'']]) two other important Belizean timber trees of note are the Santa Maria ([[Calophyllum|''Calophyllum antillanum'']]) and cedar ([[Cedrela|''Cedrela mexicana'']]). Other economically important trees include cotton tree or [[kapok]] ([[Ceiba pentandra]]), and cacao ([[Theobroma cacao]]). [[Chicle]] (Manilkara chicle) is the original chewing gum (made from its gummy sap).
==Orchids==
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