Welcome to the website of the Central Suriname Nature Reserve !

Suriname - District Sipaliwini 
4° 0' N, 56° 30' W 

Report of the 25th Session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee

Justification for Inscription: 
The site encompasses significant vertical relief, topography and soil
conditions that have resulted in a variety of ecosystems. This ecosystem
variation allows organisms within these ecosystems to move in response to
disturbance, adapt to change, and maintain gene flow between populations.
The site's size, undisturbed state (in general a rare condition in
Amazonian forest parks) and protection of the entire Coppename watershed
will allow long-term functioning of the ecosystem. The site contains a high
diversity of plant and animal species, many of which are endemic to the
Guyana Shield and are globally threatened.

Brief description: 
The Central Suriname Nature Reserve comprises 1.6 mil. ha. of primary
tropical forest of west-central Suriname. The Reserve protects the upper
watershed of the Coppename River and covers a range of topography and
ecosystems of notable conservation value due to their pristine state. Its
montane and lowland forests contain a high diversity of plant life with
almost 6,000 vascular plant species collected to date. There are viable
populations of animals typical of the region including jaguar, giant
armadillo, giant river otter, tapir, sloths and eight species of primates,
as well as 400 bird species.