List of protected areas of Belize
National parks
In Belize, national parks are areas designed for the protection and preservation of natural and aesthetic features of national significance for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.

List of protected areas of Belize

Section Title: National parks
Table Section Text: In Belize, national parks are areas designed for the protection and preservation of natural and aesthetic features of national significance for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.

Reserve	District	Size (ha)	Size (acres)	IUCN	Co-management	Est.	Description

Aguas Turbias	Orange Walk	3,541	8,750	II	—	1994

Bacalar Chico	Belize	4,510	11,100	V	Green Reef Environmental Institute	1996	Excludes adjacent marine reserve.

Billy Barquedier	Stann Creek	663	1,640	II	Steadfast Tourism and Conservation Association	2001

Chiquibul	Cayo	106,839	264,000	II	Friends for Conservation and Development	1995	Excludes adjacent forest reserve.

Five Blues Lake	Cayo	1,643	4,060	II	Friends of Five Blues Lake National Park	1994

Gra Gra Lagoon	Stann Creek	534	1,320	II	Friends of Gra Gra Lagoon	2002

Guanacaste	Cayo	23	57	II	Belize Audubon Society	1994

Honey Camp	Corozal / Orange Walk	3,145	7,770	II	Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative	2001

Laughing Bird Caye	Stann Creek	4,095	10,120	II	Southern Environmental Association	1996

Mayflower Bocawina	Stann Creek	2,868	7,090	II	Friends of Mayflower Bocawina National Park	2001

Monkey Bay	Belize	859	2,120	II	Guardians of the Jewel	1994

Nojkaaxmeen Elijio Panti	Cayo	5,130	12,700	II	Belize Development Foundation	2001

Payne's Creek	Toledo	14,739	36,420	II	Toledo Institute for Development and Environment	1994

Peccary Hills	Belize	4,260	10,500	II	Gracie Rock Reserve for Adventure, Culture and Ecotourism	2007

Río Blanco	Toledo	38	94	II	Río Blanco Mayan Association	1994

Sarstoon-Temash	Toledo	16,938	41,850	II	Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management	1994	Ramsar site.

St. Herman's Blue Hole	Cayo	269	660	II	Belize Audubon Society	1986

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Sarstoon-Temash is a National Park in Belize, established in 1994.

final_sentence: Sarstoon-Temash is a National Park in Belize, established in 1994.