Protected areas of Suriname
Protected area highlights for Suriname (January 31, 2008):
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Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Suriname's Territorial Area) | 15 | 22,780 | 13.2% |
- Terrestrial (% of Costa Rica's Terrestrial Territorial Area) | 15 | 20,718 | 12.6% |
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area | 7 | 2,061 |
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Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area |
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Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2 | 4 |
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Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2 | 1 |
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Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites) | 1 | 120 |
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Areas internationally recognized as significant are:
- Central Suriname Nature Reserve - Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)
- Coppenamemonding - World Heritage Site
The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 23 nationally recognized protected areas in Suriname (8 more than in the summary above):
| Site Name | IUCN Designation | Marine or Terrestrial | Total Area (hectares) | Total Marine Area (hectares) |
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| Bigi Pan Multiple Use Management Area | Both | 68,320 | 89,048 | |
| Boven-Coesewijne Nature Reserve | IV | Terrestrial | 27,000 | |
| Brinck-heuvel Nature Reserve | IV | Terrestrial | 6,000 | |
| Brownsberg Nature Park | II | Terrestrial | 8,400 | |
| Central Suriname Nature Reserve | II | Terrestrial | 1,600,000 | |
| Copi Nature Reserve | IV | Terrestrial | 28,000 | |
| Coppename Monding Nature Reserve | IV | Both | 12,000 | 23,135 |
| Eilerts de Haan Nature Reserve | Terrestrial | 245,000 | ||
| Galibi Nature Reserve | IV | Both | 4,000 | 2,114 |
| Hertenrits Nature Reserve | IV | Both | 100 | |
| Kaboeri Kreek Nature Reserve | Terrestrial | 68,000 | ||
| Mac Clemen Forest Reserve | Terrestrial | 6,000 | ||
| Nani Nature Reserve | Terrestrial | 54,000 | ||
| Noord Coronie Multiple Use Management Area | VI | Both | 35,228 | |
| Noord Saramacca Multiple Use Management Area | VI | Both | 15,000 | 66,950 |
| North Commewijne - Marowijne Multiple Use Management Area | Both | 138,362 | ||
| Peruvia Nature Reserve | IV | Terrestrial | 31,000 | |
| Raleighvallen-Volzberg Nature Reserve | Terrestrial | 54,600 | ||
| Sipaliwini Nature Reserve | IV | Terrestrial | 100,000 | |
| Snake Creek Forest Reserve | Terrestrial | 4,000 | ||
| Tafelberg Nature Reserve | Terrestrial | 140,800 | ||
| Wane Kreek Nature Reserve | IV | Terrestrial | 45,400 | |
| Wia-Wia Nature Reserve | IV | Both | 36,000 | 15,463 |
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Further Reading:
- World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
- World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)