Central Suriname Nature Reserve

States
Suriname
Category
Natural
Year
2000
Location
District Sipaliwini
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Coordinates
4, -56.5
Last Visited
Not visited yet
UNESCO ID
1017
WH Site
1017
Central Suriname Nature Reserve

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The Central Suriname Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Suriname, is a pristine tropical rainforest ecosystem formed in 1998 by merging three existing reserves with support from Conservation International and the government. Recognized in 2000 for its outstanding biodiversity, it safeguards a variety of habitats including montane and lowland forests, granite domes, and the upper watershed of the Coppename River. The reserve hosts over 5,000 plant species, 400 bird species like the Guiana Cock-of-the-Rock, and large mammals such as jaguars and giant armadillos, making it a critical conservation area within the Guianan moist forests ecoregion.

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