Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Brokopondo District, Suriname |
Nearest city | Kwakoegron |
Coordinates | 5°08′00″N 55°20′00″W / 5.1333°N 55.3333°W |
Area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) [1] |
Established | 1961 |
Governing body | Stinasu |
The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve ( Dutch: Natuurreservaat Brinckheuvel) is a protected area and nature reserve in Suriname. The reserve is located on the Saramacca River, and is the most southern savannah of the Savannah Belt. [1] The Mindrineti River flows through the reserve. [2] The reserve measures 6,000 hectares, and has been a protected area since 1961. [1]
The main reason for protecting the area is the unique Greywacke landscape of the Sabanpasi type. [3] The reserve contains three hills which are topped with white sand caps: the Brinckheuvel, the Klaiberheuvel and the Loblesheuvel. [4]
More than 500 plants species have been collected of which 8 are rare. [1] Animal life has not been well studied, and data is limited to fish. One species of catfish, Corydoras saramaccensis is endemic to the Saramacca River. [5]
The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve can only be accessed by boat from the village of Kwakoegron. [6]
Gold mining at the nearby Rosebel gold mine may disturb the area. [6] It is unclear whether the savannah is stable, [7] therefore controlled burning is recommended to prevent the reserve turning into a savannah forest. [6]
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Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Brokopondo District, Suriname |
Nearest city | Kwakoegron |
Coordinates | 5°08′00″N 55°20′00″W / 5.1333°N 55.3333°W |
Area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) [1] |
Established | 1961 |
Governing body | Stinasu |
The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve ( Dutch: Natuurreservaat Brinckheuvel) is a protected area and nature reserve in Suriname. The reserve is located on the Saramacca River, and is the most southern savannah of the Savannah Belt. [1] The Mindrineti River flows through the reserve. [2] The reserve measures 6,000 hectares, and has been a protected area since 1961. [1]
The main reason for protecting the area is the unique Greywacke landscape of the Sabanpasi type. [3] The reserve contains three hills which are topped with white sand caps: the Brinckheuvel, the Klaiberheuvel and the Loblesheuvel. [4]
More than 500 plants species have been collected of which 8 are rare. [1] Animal life has not been well studied, and data is limited to fish. One species of catfish, Corydoras saramaccensis is endemic to the Saramacca River. [5]
The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve can only be accessed by boat from the village of Kwakoegron. [6]
Gold mining at the nearby Rosebel gold mine may disturb the area. [6] It is unclear whether the savannah is stable, [7] therefore controlled burning is recommended to prevent the reserve turning into a savannah forest. [6]
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