[1] The Central Suriname Nature Reserve was created in 1998 by Conservation International and the government of Suriname from the fusion of three existing nature reserves: Ralleighvallen, Tafelberg and Eilerts de Haan gebergte.

[2] It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its pristine tropical rainforest ecosystem.

[3] It contains 16,000 square kilometres (6,200 sq mi) of both montane and lowland primary tropical forest including sections of the Guyana Highlands.

[4] Over 5,000 different plants have been identified, and large mammals like the jaguar, giant armadillo, and eight species of primates.

Barren surface of dark-colored granite is exposed to impact of Sun thus creating unique xerophytic biotope which includes also endemic plant species.