Protected areas of Suriname

There are several Protected Areas of Suriname. The largest of these is the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The protected areas are managed by the Suriname Forest Service. The Forest Service has appointed STINASU (Stichting Natuurbehoud Suriname), a non-profit foundation, to develop and conduct the educational and tourist aspects in the protected areas.^[1]

Nature reserves

Galibi. Established 1969. 40 square kilometres
Wia Wia. Established 1966. 360 square kilometres
Coppename. Established 1966. 100 square kilometres
Peruvia. Established 1986. 310 square kilometres
Hertenrits nature reserve. Established 1972.
Wanekreek. Established 1986. 450 square kilometres
Copi. Established 1986. 180 square kilometres
Boven Coesewijne. Established 1986. 270 square kilometres
Brinckheuvel. Established 1966. 60 square kilometres
Central. Established 1998. 16000 square kilometres
Sipaliwini. Established 1972. 1000 square kilometres

References

Notes

↑ "The nature reserves of Suriname". STINASU. Retrieved 2013-04-29.

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Protected areas of South America

Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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