Sarstoon-Temash National Park

Sarstoon-Temash is the southernmost national park in Belize, established in 1994. It is managed by the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM), in partnership with the Forest Department.[1] The park covers approximately 41,898 acres of broadleaf, wetland and mangrove forest.[1]

The park was designated a wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention in 2005.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gomez, L.. "About SATIIM". Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management. http://www.satiim.org.bz/index.php?section=2. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (10 January 2000), "Belize", The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-annolist-annotated-ramsar-16673/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16673_4000_0__, retrieved 2011-07-25