Sarstoon-Temash National Park
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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. The park covers approximately 41,898 acres of broadleaf, wetland and mangrove forest.
The park was designated a wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention
in 2005.
Belize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
, established in 1994. It is managed by the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM), in partnership with the Forest Department. The park covers approximately 41,898 acres of broadleaf, wetland and mangrove forest.
The park was designated a wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
in 2005.