Brownsberg Nature Park is a nature park located in Suriname . The site measures 12,000 ha and is located in the district of Brokopondo around 130 km south from the capital city Paramaribo . The 500-meter high Brownsberg is the central point of the park. The site is located near the Brokopondo Reservoir . The park is managed by STINASU . Often the people of Suriname use the word Brownsberg as simple variant of Brownsberg Nature Park. Local people also write it as Bruijnsberg , pronounced as Braynsberg .
6-500: At the end of the 19th century gold miners entered the area now known as Brownsberg Nature Park. One of the first was John Brown after whom both the park as well as the mountain ( berg meaning mountain in Dutch ) are named. After the miners left there was a failed attempt to mine bauxite . Since 1969 the site has been a nature reserve and has been managed by STINASU . Gold mining is known to have occurred again since 1999. Action against
12-658: Is a 515 metres high mountain in the Brokopondo District of Suriname . It is the namesake of the Brownsberg Nature Park . The mountain has been named after John Brown, a 19th-century gold miner. Brownsberg is almost flat on top, because it is covered by a laterite cap which prevents erosion. The mountain is covered in rainforests, and has several waterfalls. It is home to a great variety of animals. 116 mammal species were recorded including eight species of monkeys, two of which are endemic to
18-486: The Guiana Shield . 387 birds species have been recorded including the harpy eagle ( harpia harpyja ), scarlet macaw ( ara macao ), blue-cheeked parrot ( amazona dufresniana ), and the olive-sided flycatcher ( contopus cooperi ). Brownsberg can be reached from the town of Brownsweg . Stoneiland , a tourist resort and beach, is located at the foot of the mountain. This Suriname location article
24-609: The illegal miners was taken periodically, but high gold prices have led them to return. The geomorphological history of the area led to the current biodiversity of the park. It also left the gold deposits. The Brownsberg, located on the Mazaroni plateau, overlooks the Brokopondo Reservoir . The park is in the Guianan moist forests ecoregion. It has an estimated 1450 species of plants and 350 species of birds. Amongst
30-461: The immediate years preceding 2012 by the head of the committee of Gold Mining Regulation. The number has risen due to higher gold prices. Mercury also attained the soil of the park. The park receives around 20,000 visitors each year. Near the mountain there are several sleeping accommodations, an information center and restaurant. Starting at the mountain there are several paths leading to waterfalls and other waters. Brownsberg Brownsberg
36-466: The species present are howler monkeys , grey-winged trumpeters , toucans and red-rumped agoutis . In 2012 the World Wide Fund for Nature published a report on the nature park which stated that it was severely threatened by illegal gold mining . The organisation found fifty illegal sites of gold miners in three weeks. The number of illegal gold miners was estimated between 1500 and 2000 in
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