Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Central Suriname Nature Reserve


State Party = SUR
Type = Natural
Criteria = ix, x
ID = 1017
Region = Latin America and the Caribbean
Year = 2000
Session = 24th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1017
The Central Suriname Nature Reserve was created in 1998 by Conservation International and the government of Suriname. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its pristine tropical rainforest ecosystem, and contains 16,000 square kilometres of both montane and lowland primary tropical forest including sections of the Guyana Highlands.

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1017 UNESCO site: Central Suriname Nature Reserve]
* [http://www.ci-suriname.org/csnr/eng/about_csnr.htm Conservation International site: Central Suriname Nature Reserve]
* [http://www.2docstock.com/Suriname/Stinasu/centralreserve.html Stinasu site: Central Suriname Nature Reserve]


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