North-East Tobago Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2020, in Trinidad and Tobago. The North-East Tobago reserve is located in the south-east Caribbean Sea in Trinidad and Tobago. The reserve encompasses a large marine and terrestrial area. Included in this reserve is one of the oldest legally protected tropical forests, the Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve, created in 1776. A total of 1,774 species are protected in this reserve, with 83 on the IUCN Red List, 41 endemic species, 13 EDGE criteria species, 48 international migratory CMS criteria species and 120 CITES criteria species.