SATIIM was incorporated in 1999 as a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization. Its mission is to safeguard the ecological integrity of the Sarstoon Temash region and employ its resources in an environmentally sound manner for the economic, social, cultural and spiritual well being of its indigenous people. SATIIM co-manages the Sarstoon Temash National Park (STNP) located in the extreme south of the Toledo District bordering Guatemala on the south, the tri-national Gulf of Honduras on the east and the indigenous villages of Barranco, Midway, Conejo, Sunday Wood and Crique Sarco on the north and west. SATIIM is also implementing programs to organize, educate and promote the economic development of the communities around the STNP.
