Central Suriname Nature Reserve
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| Central Suriname Nature Reserve* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party |  Suriname |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix, x |
| Reference | 1017 |
| Region† | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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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.
[edit] External links
- UNESCO site: Central Suriname Nature Reserve
- Conservation International site: Central Suriname Nature Reserve
- Stinasu site: Central Suriname Nature Reserve
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