Sarstoon-Temash National Park
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Designated | 19 October 1995 |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gomez, L. "About SATIIM". Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ↑ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (10 January 2000), "Belize", The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, retrieved 2011-07-25
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Coordinates: 15°56′33″N 88°59′56″W / 15.942513°N 88.999°W
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