Nariva Swamp

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Nariva Swamp is Trinidad and Tobago’s largest freshwater wetland, renowned for its rich biodiversity, mangrove forests, and importance as a habitat for numerous bird and wildlife species.

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Nariva Swamp canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater wetland ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 6,200 hectares ⓘ
approximately 60 square kilometres ⓘ
country Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
hasDesignation Environmentally Sensitive Area ⓘ
Important Bird Area ⓘ
Ramsar site ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal lagoon ⓘ
freshwater marsh ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
palm swamp ⓘ
seasonally flooded forest ⓘ
hasFauna blue-and-yellow macaw ⓘ
caiman ⓘ
capybara ⓘ
howler monkey ⓘ
manatee ⓘ
numerous migratory bird species ⓘ
red-bellied macaw ⓘ
scarlet ibis ⓘ
hasFlora mangroves ⓘ
moriche palm ⓘ
reeds and sedges ⓘ
hasHabitat freshwater swamp forest habitat ⓘ
mangrove habitat ⓘ
wading bird habitat ⓘ
waterfowl habitat ⓘ
IBAIdentifier TT006 ⓘ
isImportantFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
carbon sequestration ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
isLargest freshwater wetland in Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Trinidad ⓘ
locatedNear Manzanilla ⓘ
Nariva River ⓘ
Ortoire River ⓘ
locatedOn island of Trinidad ⓘ
linked to: Trinidad
managingAuthority Forestry Division of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 1993 ⓘ
RamsarSiteNumber 559 ⓘ
threatenedBy drainage and land reclamation ⓘ
illegal hunting ⓘ
illegal rice farming ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trinidad → hasProtectedArea → Nariva Swamp ⓘ
Nariva River → flowsThrough → Nariva Swamp ⓘ
Southern Trinidad → containsNaturalFeature → Nariva Swamp ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Trinidad