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29 Jul 2010


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Protected Area:	Tapir Mountain
Type:	Nature Reserve
District(s):	Cayo
Size:	Acres: approx. 6299.5 Hectares: approx. 2549.5 Perimeter: approx. 28 km
Legislation:	National Parks System Act - Ch. 215
Year Established:	1994
Gazette Ref.:	1994/58
Management:	Forest Department
Co-management:	Belize Audubon Society

.:. Tapir Mountain .:.
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Description:	Formally known as Society Hall Nature Reserve, the TMNR was donated to the Government of Belize in 1975, then leased back to its former owners, Svea and Thomas Dietrich who managed TMNR on behalf of the government of Belize. Svea Ditrich-Ward devoted much of her own time and money in a virtual single handed effort to keep TMNR viable. Boundary lines were demarcated, warning signs were posted and incursions kept to a minimum. Some interest on the part of international donors was generated. Largely due to the lobbing efforts of Svea Dietrich Ward, TMNR was officially declared a Nature Reserve under the National Park System Act (NPSA) in 1986. In August of 1990, at the request of Svea Dietrich-Ward, GOB leased TMNR to the Belize Audubon Society, the present manager. This lease is for 99 years (back dated to 1975) The goals of the Reserve are: To retain in perpetuity a portion of the northern Maya Mountain foot-hills ecosystem. To provide opportunities for scientific studies. To protect the areaÌs biodiversity through community development program.
Zoning:	No zoning information available
IUCN Category:	Ia
Notes:	No additional information available

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Documents - Policy & Legislation
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		National List of Critical Species	[ 428 Kb ]
		National Protected Area System Analysis: Protected Area Categories	[ 338.9 Kb ]
		National Protected Area System Analysis: Synthesis Report	[ 729.3 Kb ]
		Protected Area Scoring System Version 4.	[ 305.6 Kb ]
		The Belize National Protected Areas System Plan. Meerman & Wilson (eds), 2005	[ 2 Mb ]
Documents - Reports
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve, Cayo District, Belize; Biological Survey	[ 288 Kb ]
		The Belize Debt-for-Nature Swap: Foundations of a Framework for Program Evaluation	[ 905.3 Kb ]
		The Belize Debt-for-Nature Swap: Foundations of a Framework for Program Evaluation	[ 905.3 Kb ]
Maps
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		Development on Mainland Belize (1989-90-92)	[ 183.6 Kb ]
Web Sites
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve Web Site	n/a

Species Lists for Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve:

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