Central Suriname Nature Reserve World Heritage Site

Official name

Central Suriname Nature Reserve | UNESCO

Country

Suriname | Map

Continent

South America

Location

District Sipaliwini
4.0000° Lat, -56.5000° Lon | Map

Code

1017

Time Zone

America/Paramaribo (-03, -0300)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2000. The Central Suriname Nature Reserve comprises 1.6 million ha of primary tropical forest of west-central Suriname. It protects the upper watershed of the Coppename River and the headwaters of the Lucie, Oost, Zuid, Saramaccz, and Gran Rio rivers and covers a range of topography and ecosystems of notable conservation value due to its pristine state. Its montane and lowland forests contain a high diversity of plant life with more than 5,000 vascular plant species collected to date. The Reserve's animals are typical of the region and include the jaguar, giant armadillo, giant river otter, tapir, sloths, eight species of primates and 400 bird species such as harpy eagle, Guiana cock-of-the-rock, and scarlet macaw.