adel oupe , ▁an ▁over se as ▁department ▁of ▁France ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Le ew ard ▁Islands ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁Car ib bean ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁C ul - de - S ac ▁Mar in ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁( F rench : ▁Ré serve ▁Nature lle ▁du ▁Grand ▁C ul - de - S ac ▁Mar in ) ▁is ▁a ▁marine ▁protected ▁area ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁it . ▁T ogether , ▁these ▁protected ▁areas ▁compr ise ▁the ▁Gu adel oupe ▁Arch ip el ago ▁( F rench : ▁l ' Arch ip el ▁de ▁la ▁Gu adel oupe ) ▁b ios phere ▁reserve . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁Gu adel oupe ▁created ▁the ▁Gu adel oupe ▁Natural ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁exception al ▁b iod iversity ▁of ▁Bas se - T er re ' s ▁tropical ▁forest ▁and ▁mountain ▁mass if . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁initially ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁For ests ▁Office , ▁propos als ▁emer ged ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁national ▁park , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁management ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁lands . ▁ ▁These ▁propos als ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁establishment ▁of ▁Gu adel oupe ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁C ul - de - S ac ▁Mar in ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1