Cuban Natural Resources
Nickel and cobalt-Mayarí-Nícaro-Moa-Baracoa regions Quartz and marble-Kaolin
Petroleum and gas-Havana-Matanzas.
The mahogany of Cuba The cedar The red mangrove The ocuje. More than 85 % of forests are young and timber trees are large
Zinc and barite Gold, Copper, Magnesium, Iron Chromium
Crustaceans Shrimp Lobsters The coral reefs
6,000 species of plants Cuba’ s flora and fauna thrive in
BIODIVERSITY
vast
There are also 211 protected areas covering 20 percent? of the national territory.
70 species of amphibians most of these species are endemic.
140 spieces of reptiles
1,400 species of mollusks Green turtle( Chelonia mydas)