2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Belize

Information extracted from the July 2018 WDPA release

This list was compiled from data based on the July 2018 version of the WDPA. In addition to protected areas with spatial data in the WDPA, the 2018 version of the UN List includes sites for which no spatial data is available but which have been provided by the relevant country. Management effectiveness information is extracted from GD-PAME. Both databases are updated and released via www.protectedplanet.net on a monthly basis. The depiction and use of boundaries and related data shown on maps are not guaranteed to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Designation Type/ Designation in English / Name of Protected Areas Status Year of designation Area (km2) IUCN category PAME methodology Year of PAME assessment
International
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Designated 1998 66.37 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Sarstoon Temash National Park Designated 2005 169.55 Not Reported METT 2010
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Inscribed 1996 963.00 Not Applicable WHA Outlook Report 2014
National
Archaeological Reserve
Altun Ha Designated 1995 0.38 VI Not Reported 0
Barton Creek Designated 2009 0.02 VI Not Reported 0
Cahal Pech Designated 1995 0.09 VI Not Reported 0
Caracol Designated 1995 101.17 VI Not Reported 0
Cerro Maya Designated 1976 0.18 VI Not Reported 0
El Pilar Designated 1998 8.08 VI Not Reported 0
Lamanai Designated 1985 3.88 VI Not Reported 0
Lubantun Designated 2009 0.16 VI Not Reported 0
Marco Gonzalez Designated 2010 0.03 VI Not Reported 0
Nim Li Punit Designated 1995 0.49 VI Not Reported 0
Nohoch Cheen Designated 2009 1.84 VI Not Reported 0
Santa Rita Designated 1995 0.02 VI Not Reported 0
Serpon Sugar Mill Designated 2009 0.46 VI Not Reported 0
St. George's Caye Cemetery Designated 2010 0.00 VI Not Reported 0
Xunantunich Designated 1995 0.21 VI Not Reported 0
Yarborough Cemetery Designated 2009 0.01 VI Not Reported 0
Forest Reserve
Caye Caulker Designated 1998 0.40 VI Belize MEE 2006
Chiquibul Designated 1956 598.17 VI Belize MEE 2006
Columbia River Designated 1954 600.38 VI Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2005
Deep River Designated 1941 317.98 VI Belize MEE 2006
Freshwater Creek Designated 1960 113.59 VI Belize MEE 2006
Grants Works Designated 1941 30.72 VI Belize MEE 2006
Machaca Creek Designated 1963 12.62 VI Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Manatee Designated 1959 363.93 VI Belize MEE 2006
Mango Creek 1 Designated 1960 55.83 VI Belize MEE 2006
Mango Creek 2 Designated 1960 0.86 VI Not Reported 0
Mango Creek 4 Designated 1960 47.30 VI Not Reported 0
Maya Mountain Designated 1977 168.92 VI Belize MEE 2006
Monkey Caye Designated 1996 5.91 VI Belize MEE 2006
Mountain Pine Ridge Designated 1959 430.82 VI Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Sibun Designated 1959 429.74 VI Belize MEE 2006
Sittee River Designated 1977 380.08 VI Belize MEE 2006
Swasey Bladen Designated 1960 60.70 VI Belize MEE 2006
Vaca Designated 1991 144.48 VI Belize MEE 2006
Mangrove Reserve
St. George's Caye Designated 2005 0.06 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Marine Reserve
Bacalar Chico Designated 1996 63.04 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2013
Caye Caulker Designated 1998 39.13 VI METT 2010
Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Designated 2000 103.60 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2010
Glover's Reef Designated 1993 350.67 IV Belize MEE 2009
Hol Chan Designated 1987 53.97 II Belize MEE; METT; MPA MEE 2009; 2010; 2003
Port Honduras Designated 2000 409.14 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2005
Sapodilla Cayes Designated 1996 156.18 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2010
South Water Caye Designated 1996 477.02 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2010
Nassau Grouper & Species Protection
Maugre Caye, Turneffe Atoll Designated 2003 7.76 IV Not Reported 0
Northern Two Cayes Designated 2003 3.75 IV Not Reported 0
National Park
Aguas Turbias Designated 1994 36.22 II Belize MEE 2006
Bacalar Chico Designated 1996 113.91 V Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Billy Barquedier Designated 2001 6.07 II Belize MEE 2006
Chiquibul Designated 1991 1157.15 II Belize MEE 2006
Five Blues Lake Designated 1994 17.20 II Belize MEE 2006
Gra Gra Lagoon Designated 2002 4.84 II Belize MEE 2006
Guanacaste Designated 1990 0.21 II Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Honey Camp Designated 2001 31.45 II Belize MEE 2006
Laughing Bird Caye Designated 1996 40.95 II Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Mayflower Bocawina Designated 2001 30.62 II Belize MEE 2006
Melinda Designated 2011 0.34 II Not Reported 0
Monkey Bay Designated 1994 9.11 II Belize MEE 2006
Nojkaaxmeen Eligio Panti Designated 2001 57.16 II Belize MEE 2006
Paynes Creek Designated 1994 152.49 II Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Peccary Hills Designated 2007 43.48 II Belize MEE 2009
Rio Blanco Designated 1994 0.40 II Belize MEE 2006
St. Herman's Blue Hole Designated 1986 2.32 II Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Temash-Sarstoon Designated 1994 165.92 II Belize MEE 2006
Natural Monument
Actun Tunichil Mucknal Designated 2004 1.84 Ia Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Blue Hole Designated 1996 4.14 III Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Halfmoon Caye Designated 1982 39.25 II Belize MEE; METT 2006
Thousand Foot Fall Designated 2004 5.22 III Belize MEE 2006
Victoria Peak Designated 1998 19.62 III Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Nature Reserve
Bladen Designated 1990 403.37 Ia Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Burdon Canal Designated 1992 19.69 Ia Belize MEE 2006
Hopkins Wetlands Designated 2010 6.34 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Tapir Mountain Designated 2004 25.44 II Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Private Reserve
Aguacate Lagoon Designated 0 1.15 IV Belize MEE 2009
Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary Designated 1985 52.53 IV METT 2010
Golden Stream Corridor Preserve Designated 1998 60.86 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2005
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Designated 1990 4.65 IV Not Reported 0
Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area Designated 1988 1048.97 IV Belize MEE; METT; PIP Site Consolidation 2009; 2010; 1993
Runaway Creek Designated 1998 28.83 IV Belize MEE 2009
Shipstern Nature Reserve Designated 1989 82.28 II Belize MEE; METT 2009; 0
Tide Designated 2001 44.52 IV Belize MEE; METT 2009; 2005
Public Reserve
Cockroach Bay Designated 2005 0.08 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Dolphin Park Designated 2007 0.01 II Not Reported 0
Grants Land Designated 2006 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Krooman Designated 2013 0.23 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Mischner & Bowen Reserve Not Reported 1988 6.98 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Seine Bight Designated 2005 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves
Caye Bokel Designated 2003 5.57 IV Not Reported 0
Dog Flea Caye Designated 2003 5.70 IV Not Reported 0
Emily or Caye Glory Designated 2003 5.44 IV Not Reported 0
Gladden Spit Designated 2003 14.53 IV Not Reported 0
Nicholas Caye, Sapodilla Cayes Designated 2003 6.73 IV Not Reported 0
Northern Glover's Reef Designated 2003 7.28 IV Not Reported 0
Rise and Fall Bank Designated 2003 17.20 IV Not Reported 0
Rocky Point, Ambergris Caye Designated 2003 5.68 IV Not Reported 0
Sandbore Designated 2003 5.18 IV Not Reported 0
Seal Caye, Sapodilla Cayes Designated 2003 6.47 IV Not Reported 0
South Point Designated 2003 5.44 IV Not Reported 0
Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve
Blackbird Caye Conservation Zone Designated 2012 16.20 IV Not Reported 0
Caye Brokel Conservation Zone Designated 2012 55.40 IV Not Reported 0
Cockroach-Grassy Caye Special Mangement Area Designated 2012 8.86 IV Not Reported 0
Dog Flea Caye Conservation Zone Designated 2012 30.16 IV Not Reported 0
General Use Zone Designated 2012 1115.77 IV Not Reported 0
Long Bouge Conservation Zone Designated 2012 8.55 IV Not Reported 0
Maugre Caye Conservation Zone Designated 2012 43.89 IV Not Reported 0
Preservation Zone Designated 2012 11.89 IV Not Reported 0
Vincent's Lagoon Special Management Area Designated 2012 26.01 IV Not Reported 0
Wildlife Sanctuary
Aguacaliente (Luha) Designated 1998 22.23 IV Belize MEE 2006
Cockscomb Basin Designated 1984 353.36 IV Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Corozal Bay Designated 1998 730.46 IV Belize MEE 2006
Crooked Tree Designated 1984 167.12 IV Belize MEE; METT 2006; 2010
Gales Point Designated 1998 36.81 IV Belize MEE 2006
Labouring Creek Jaguar Corridor Designated 2011 37.17 IV Not Reported 0
Spanish Creek Designated 2002 24.22 IV Belize MEE 2006
Swallow Caye Designated 2002 36.30 IV Belize MEE 2006
Regional
Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)
Glover's Reef Designated 1993 350.67 IV Not Reported 0
Hol Chan Designated 1987 53.97 II Not Reported 0
Port Honduras Designated 2000 409.14 IV Not Reported 0