Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations

APAMO is Belize's leading network of non-governmental conservation organization, dedicated to conserving irreplaceable natural resources within our protected areas. We embrace ways of improving the effective management of our protected areas for the benefit of the people and the nation of Belize. In essence, APAMO serves as guardian of protected areas by advocating for and contributing to their effective management, by strengthening the capacities of its member organizations, by keeping developers in check and by calling on the government to fulfill their constitutional obligation to protect natural resources for common good. APAMO's twelve (12) member agencies are responsible for the management and co-management of eighteen (17) terrestrial protected areas and eight (8) marine protected areas representing close to 860,000 acres (350,000 ha) or 50% of all co-managed protected areas in Belize. APAMO achieve its mission through advocacy, lobbying, policy development, networking, garnering financial sustainability, capacity building and improving standards for protected areas management.