The Central Suriname Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Suriname, is a pristine tropical rainforest ecosystem formed in 1998 by merging three existing reserves with support from Conservation International and the government. Recognized in 2000 for its outstanding biodiversity, it safeguards a variety of habitats including montane and lowland forests, granite domes, and the upper watershed of the Coppename River. The reserve hosts over 5,000 plant species, 400 bird species like the Guiana Cock-of-the-Rock, and large mammals such as jaguars and giant armadillos, making it a critical conservation area within the Guianan moist forests ecoregion.

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