🌐 Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Honduras · Americas · Biosphere Reserve · 15.25°N, 84.73°W

The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve is a protected area in the Gracias a Dios department region on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. With a total area of 5,250 square kilometers (2,030 mi2), most of the reserve runs along the Río Plátano. The reserve has a number of endangered species and some of the largest remnants of tropical forest in Central America. It has been a World Heritage Site and biosphere reserve since 1982. In 2011, UNESCO placed the reserve on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

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Quick facts

Country	Honduras
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	15.25°N, 84.73°W · view on map

Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Honduras, in Americas. The details of why Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Honduras

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