HERITAGE RECORD · 196

Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

雷奥普拉塔诺生物圈保留地

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Located on the watershed of the Río Plátano, the reserve is one of the few remains of a tropical rainforest in Central America and has an abundant and varied plant and wildlife. In its mountainous landscape sloping down to the Caribbean coast, over 2,000 indigenous people have preserved their traditional way of life.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ752181 ↗

Inception1982

Area5250 ha

Administrative areaQ1967159 · Q867112

WikipediaRío Plátano Biosphere Reserve ↗

Chinese Wikipedia雷奥普拉塔诺生物圈保留地 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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