Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
World Heritage
Honduras
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Located in the basin of the Platano River, the reserve is one of the few remaining tropical rainforest sites in Central America, with a rich diversity of plants and wildlife. More than 2,000 indigenous peoples maintain their traditional way of life in a mountainous landscape that stretches to the Caribbean coast.
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Information extracted from Wikidata
male population | 1286979 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/04y7zg |
Commons category | Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve |
inception | 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z |
coordinate location | Point(-84.8 15.6) |
coordinate location | Point(-84.73 15.25) |
start time | 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z |
area | 5250 |
area | 350000 |
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL | http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=HON+01&mode=all |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rio%20platano.jpg |
instance of | biosphere reserve |
instance of | nature reserve |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Durham Castle and Cathedral |
executive body | Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve |
start time | 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z |
end time | 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z |
heritage designation | mission |
start time | 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
start time | 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | محمية المحيط الحيوي لريو بلاتانو |
official name | Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve |
official name | Reserva de biosfera de Río Plátano |
official name | Réserve de la biosphère Río Plátano |
official name | リオ・プラタノ生物圏保護区 |
official name | Biosfeerreservaat Río Plátano |
official name | Биосферный резерват Рио-Платано |
official name | 雷奥普拉塔诺生物圈保留地 |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
area | 150000 |
applies to part | buffer zone |