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 )