Nouragues Nature Reserve Explained

Nouragues Nature Reserve
Location:French Guiana, France
Map:French Guiana
Nearest City:Régina
Coordinates:4.0855°N -52.6818°W
Established:18 December 1995[1]
Area:1000km2[2]
Website:Nouragues.fr (in French)
Iucn Category:IV
Governing Body:National Forests Office

Nouragues Nature Reserve is a French nature reserve in French Guiana created in 1995.[3] It protects of tropical rainforest in the communes of Régina and Roura.

Overview

Nouragues Nature Reserve is the second largest nature reserve of France. The name is of Amerindian origin. The reserve is mainly covered by rainforests and is hilly. The Nouragues Inselberg dominates the region with its height of .[4]

The nature reserve is not accessible to the public except with authorisation.[5]

Nouragues Station

CNRS operates two permanent camps on the Nouragues Inselberg. The camp is home to about 40 expeditions a year and is on a good location to study the rainforest and its biodiversity.[6] The camps can be accessed by helicopter or by boat from Saut Pararé.[7]

External links

Official site (in French)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FR3600128 - Nouragues . Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel. 21 March 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: La Trinité . Protected Planet. 21 March 2021.
  3. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000738148 Décret n°95-1299 du 18 décembre 1995 portant création de la réserve naturelle des Nouragues (Guyane)
  4. Web site: Nouragues. Reserves Naturelles. 21 March 2021. fr.
  5. Web site: La réserve naturelle des Nouragues Ouvre ses portes aux habitants de Roura et de Régina !. Une Saison en Guyane. 21 March 2021. fr.
  6. Web site: Station scientifique des Nouragues. French National Centre for Scientific Research. 21 March 2021. en, fr.
  7. Web site: Tropical fieldwork in France: the Nouragues station in French Guiana . Sean McCann. Entomological Society of Canada. 21 March 2021.