Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
St. Mary's
St Marys Biosphere Reserve is located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles on the island of St Kitts The reserve is an important site in terms of biological diversity comprising cloud forests mangroves and coral reefs It also includes the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park World Heritage site which is of particular historical cultural and architectural significance St Marys is one of the first biosphere reserves of the Caribbean island countries and serves as an example of village participation in efforts to preserve the outstanding mosaic of natural and cultural landscape values
Saint Kitts and Nevis