Location: Whyanbeel Parish (ca. 90km north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia). Maraverde is easily accessed from the nearby town of Mossman.
Outstanding for its extensive, fully forested 65 hectares (165 acres), āMaraverdeā is a combination of the Spanish words "Maravilla," for Magnificent, plus "Verde," primarily meaning Green, but also Lush and Teeming. Contiguous with the World Heritage listed Daintree National Park, it is covered by highly biodiverse, lowland tropical rainforest and crossed by several large, pristine, permanent creeks. Its northern two-thirds comprise lowland rainforest; its southern one-third mature, hill-based eucalypt stands, interspersed with rainforest species, mainly along the riparian valleys. In future, Maraverde will be bequeathed for its permanent protection as part of the Daintree National Park and World Heritage system, which is foremost among the worldās rarest and most irreplaceable ecosystems.