There are several protected areas of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The largest protected area is the Guiana Amazonian Park which covers 20,300 square kilometres (7,800 sq mi).[1] As of 2020, 52% of the land territory is protected, and contains one national park, one regional nature reserve, six national nature reserves, two wilderness areas, and 20 sites protected by Conservatoire du littoral.[2]
Wilderness areas
- Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve. 2012. 644 km2.[3]
- Petite Montagnes Tortue Biological Reserve. 2016. 24 km2.[4]
Nature parks
- Guiana Amazonian Park. 2007. 20,300 km2.[1]
Nature reserves
- Amana Nature Reserve. 1998. 148 km2.[5]
- Île du Grand Connétable National Nature Reserve. 1992. 78.5 km2.[6]
- Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve. 1998. 947 km2.[7]
- Mont Grand Matoury Nature Reserve. 2006. 21 km2.[8]
- Nouragues Nature Reserve. 1995. 1,000 km2.[9]
- Trésor Regional Nature Reserve. 2010. 25 km2.[10]
- La Trinité National Nature Reserve. 1996. 760 km2.[11]
Protected areas
- Crique et Pripri Yiyi. 1995. 284 km2.[12]
- Dupont Islets. 2013. 0.017 km2.[13]
- Habitation Vidal. 2015. 5 km2.[14]
- Îlet la Mère. 2000. 0.49 km2.[15]: 58
- Montagne d'Argent. 1998. 7.13 km2.[16]
- Petit Cayenne. 2008. 23 km2.[17]
- Piste de l'Anse. 2008. 18 km2.[18]
- Pointe Liberte. 2015. 0.82 km2.[19]
- Prison of the Annamites. 2012. 2 km2.[20]
- Rivages de Cayenne. 1983. 0.51 km2.[21]
- Rive Droite du Mahury. 2013, 54 km2.[22]
- Salines de Montjoly. 1985. 0.63 km2.[23]
- Salvation Islands. 1979. 0.22 km2.[15]: 54
- Savanes de Wayabo. 2015, 9.7 km2.[24]
- Savanes et Marais de Macouria. 2013. 45 km2.[25]
- Savane Des Peres. 2016. 6.2 km2.[26]
- Voltaire and Vieux Broussard Falls. 2000. 180 km2.[27]
References
- ^ a b "Amazonia". European Commission. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "French Guyana". Protected Planet (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "FR24GUF01 - Lucifer Dekou Dekou". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Réserve Biologique Intégrale des Petites Montagnes Tortue". Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "L'Amana". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ National Nature History Museum (2003). "Île du Grand-Connétable (FR3600109)". Inventaire national du Patrimoine naturel (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Marais de Kaw-Roura". Reserves Naturelles (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Mont Grand Matoury". Reserves Naturelles (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "FR3600128 - Nouragues". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Trésor". Reserves Naturelles (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "FR3600129 - La Trinité". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Crique et Pripri Yiyi". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "ILETS DUPONT". Conservatoire du Littoral (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Habitation Vidal". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Sites & Espaces Protégée" (PDF). Government of French Guiana (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Montagne D'Argent". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Petit Cayenne". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Piste De L'Anse". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Pointe Liberte". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Bagne des Annamites". Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Rivages De Cayenne". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Rive Droite Du Mahury". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Salines de Montjoly". Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Les Savanes De Wayabo". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Savanes Et Marais De Macouria". Protected Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "FR1101027 - Savane Des Peres". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Permis de Bon Espoir" (PDF). Communes of Mana and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (in French). 2016. p. 47. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links
- Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane (in French)
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