List of protected areas of Suriname
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There are severalprotected areas of Suriname.The largest of these is theCentral 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]As of 2020, 14.5% of the land territory is protected, and contains onenature park,and 13nature reserves.[2]
Nature reserves[edit]
- Brinckheuvel.Established 1961. 60 square kilometres.[3]
- Coppename.Established 1961. 120 square kilometres.[3]
- Wia Wia Nature Reserve.Established 1966. 360 square kilometres.[3]
- Galibi Nature Reserve.Established 1969. 40 square kilometres.[3]
- Sipaliwini Savanna.Established 1972. 1000 square kilometres[4]
- Boven Coesewijne.Established 1986. 270 square kilometres.[3]
- Peruvia.Established 1986. 310 square kilometres.[3]
- Wanekreek Nature Reserve.Established 1986. 450 square kilometres.[3]
- Copi Nature Reserve.Established 1986. 180 square kilometres.[3]
- Central.Established 1998. 16000 square kilometres.[3]
Nature Park[edit]
- Brownsberg Nature Park.Established 1969. 122 square kilometres[5]
Special management areas[edit]
- Bigi Pan.Established 1987. 679 square kilometers.[6]
- Noord Coronie.Established 2001. 150 square kilometers.[3]
- Noord Saramacca.Established 2001. 830 square kilometers.[3]
- Noord Commewijne.Established 2002. 650 square kilometers.[3]Braamspuntbecame part of the management area in 2015.[7]
Protected areas[edit]
- Hertenrits.Archaeological site. Established 1972. 1 square kilometres.[3]
- WerehpaiandIwana SamuProtected Area. Petroglyphs. Established 2007. 180 square kilometers[8]
- Peperpot.Plantation. Established 2009. 700 hectares.[9]
References[edit]
- ^"The nature reserves of Suriname".STINASU. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-04.Retrieved2013-04-29.
- ^"Suriname".Protected Planet.Retrieved25 March2021.
- ^abcdefghijklmOuboter, Paul E. (2001)."Directory of protected areas of Suriname".IBER. p. 2.
- ^"Natuurreservaten Suriname".Reisgraag(in Dutch).Retrieved16 June2020.
- ^"Suriname: Of Birds and Bats at Brownsberg".Pulitzer Center.Retrieved26 May2020.
- ^"STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013"(PDF).Planning Office Suriname(in Dutch).Retrieved22 May2020.
- ^"Plantage Tour Commewijne".Suri Vision(in Dutch).Retrieved25 May2020.
- ^"A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region, Southwestern Suriname".Bio One.Retrieved17 June2020.
- ^"Wat wordt Peperpot"(in Dutch).Retrieved26 May2020.
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