Trinité an unspoilt world
A nature reserve encloses a space with a remarkable natural heritage (an original natural environment, the habitat of a rare plant or animal species, or the presence of geological or archaeological sites). Reserves make it possible to protect this heritage thanks to their particularly stringent legal framework. The running of the reserve is entrusted to a public or private body selected by the authorities depending upon objectives defined in advance. Most of the time it is a matter of preserving or reconstituting habitats or endangered species populations, of enabling scientific and technical studies, and of informing the public about the natural heritage. All of these objectives are laid out in a management plan drawn up and implemented by a conservation administrator working for a management organisation. In France there are 323 nature reserves (counting both the mainland and overseas areas) covering 2,848,000ha, of which the French Southern Lands just off the Antarctic make up 2,270,000ha. French Guiana has its fair share with seven nature reserves of major interest, the most isolated of which is the La Trinité reserve. La Trinité : an unspoiled world La Trinité reserve covers an area of 760km2 andis the fourth largest French reserve. Since 13th May 1997 it has been run by the French National Forestry Office (Office National des Forêts). Lying over fifty kilometres away from the nearest road network, and ......
