Réserve naturelle nationale de l'Amana, National nature reserve in Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana.

The Réserve naturelle nationale de l'Amana is a nature reserve along the coast in Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana, stretching between two river mouths. The landscape consists of mangroves, marshes, lagoons, and wetland areas that create different habitats for wildlife.

The reserve was created in 1998 to protect coastal ecosystems and the sea turtles that nest there. It later became part of a larger network of wetlands that brings the entire area under international protection.

The reserve is an important place for watching sea turtles during their nesting period, drawing scientists and visitors from around the world. Local people and conservationists work together to protect these endangered animals and learn from their behavior.

The reserve runs about 45 km along the coast between the Organabo and Maroni rivers, in three zones: the Awala-Yalimapo beach, the Savane Sarcelle mangrove and the rainforest. The reserve house is at Yalimapo. Turtles come ashore at night, green turtles around April and leatherbacks around May.

The reserve's 27 habitats include pinotières, palm swamps on white sand, alongside dry savannas and brackish lagoons. Its flora rises with distance from the coast: 270 plant species, 7 of them CITES-listed. The beach edge is creeping vegetation giving way to Hibiscus tiliaceus thickets, with white mangrove along the coast and red mangrove by the rivers.