Froyla Tzalam, the New Chair of APAMO

Froyla Tzalam

There is a new chairperson to APAMO, the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations. Over the weekend, Froyla T’zalam was elected to head the umbrella organization of NGOs.  Tzalam is also the current Executive Director of Sarstoon Temash Institute of Indigenous Management SATIIM that co-manages the national park in southern Belize which has mushroomed into a hotbed of illegal activities by Guatemalan nationals. T’zalam’s election came at the eighth annual general meeting of APAMO which was held under the theme, “Coming Together, Sharing Together, Working Together; Succeeding Together.” Guest speaker at the AGM was Doctor Colin Young, Chief Executive Officer, with the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Environment.