Protected Areas in the Caribbean

Pico Duarte is the highest peak on Hispaniola. A series of mountains, known in the Dominican Republic as the Cordillera Central, spans the central part of the island, from the Dominican coast into Haiti, where it is known as the Massif du Nord. José Armando Bermúdez National Park is located within the range.

The twin Pitons, two towering volcanic spires, are the major iconic landmarks of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. The Pitons Management Area in the southwest of the island contains the greater part of a collapsed stratovolcano within the volcanic system known as the Soufriere Volcanic Center.

Saba Bank is the largest submarine atoll in the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Caribbean Netherlands, Saba has some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean Sea. The National Park was established to safeguard biodiversity on the atoll.

Saba National Marine Park encompasses the waters and sea bed encircling the Caribbean island of Saba. It is one of the few self-sustaining marine parks in the world. A zoning plan divides the park for various recreational and commercial uses.

Sage Mountain National Park is a protected area located on the island of Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Located to the southwest of the capital, Road Town, the National Park is named after the highest peak in all of the Virgin Islands.

Saint Mary's Biosphere Reserve is located on the island of Saint Kitts in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The reserve is an essential site in terms of biological diversity. It is comprised of cloud forests, mangroves and coral reefs.

The Saint-Martin National Nature Reserve protects the northeastern coast's environment, providing habitat to many species. The reserve comprises rocky shores, cliffs and beaches, while the offshore area comprises marine flowering plants and many coral formations.

The Seaflower Biosphere Reserve encompasses the entire land and marine territory of the San Andrés Archipelago in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The archipelago, which forms the West Indies Department of Colombia, supports diverse marine and bird life and extensive coral reefs.

The Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve is located in the eastern part of Cuba's Guaniguanico mountain range. It protects over 100 square miles of tropical forests with evergreen and semi-deciduous environments. It was also the site of the first significant coffee plantation in the New World.