Central Suriname Nature Reserve
World Heritage
Surinam
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The Central Suriname Nature Reserve encompasses 1.6 million hectares of pristine tropical forest in west-central Suriname. The reserve protects the upper basin of the Koppenaam River and the headwaters of the Lucy, Oster, Zuide, Salamachi and Granrio rivers, and covers a range of terrains and ecosystems that have significant conservation value due to their pristine state. The reserve's mountain and lowland forest flora is extremely diverse, with more than 5,000 vascular plant species collected to date. The reserve's fauna is typical of the region and includes jaguars, giant armadillos, giant otters, tapirs, sloths, eight species of primates and 400 bird species, such as the harpy eagle, the Guiana cockatoo and the vermilion macaw.
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| instance of | nature reserve |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Sipaliwini District |
| executive body | Central Suriname Nature Reserve |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/06ytyw |
| Commons category | Central Suriname Nature Reserve |
| has part | Tafelberg Nature Reserve |
| coordinate location | Point(-56.5 4.0) |
| official website | http://www.ci-suriname.org/csnr/eng/index.htm |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Inland%20Suriname%20banner.jpg |
| area | 1600000 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amazon%20jungle%20from%20above.jpg |
| media legend | View from the Voltzberg in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve |
| start time | 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | المحمية الطبيعية في سورينام الوسطى |
| official name | Central Suriname Nature Reserve |
| official name | Reserva Natural de Suriname Central |
| official name | Réserve naturelle du Suriname central |
| official name | 中央スリナム自然保護区 |
| official name | Centraal Suriname natuurreservaat |
| official name | Природный резерват Центрального Суринама |
| official name | 苏里南中心自然保护区 |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |