Nouragues Nature Reserve

Nouragues Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Nouragues Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nouragues Nature Reserve
LocationFrench Guiana, France
Nearest cityRégina
Coordinates4°05′08″N 52°40′54″W / 4.0855°N 52.6818°W / 4.0855; -52.6818
Area1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)[1]
Established18 December 1995[2]
Governing bodyNational Forests Office
WebsiteNouragues.fr (in French)

Nouragues Nature Reserve is a French nature reserve in French Guiana created in 1995.[3] It protects 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) of tropical rainforest in the communes of Régina and Roura.

  1. ^ "La Trinité". Protected Planet. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ "FR3600128 - Nouragues". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Décret n°95-1299 du 18 décembre 1995 portant création de la réserve naturelle des Nouragues (Guyane)