Protected Area Collection for Latin America and the Caribbean

LAC Collection: Protected Areas and Biosphere Reserves

Published: May 27, 2009, 10:46 pm

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1. Latin America and Caribbean Countries ordered by size of Protected Areas
2. Latin America and Caribbean Countries ordered by percentage of Protected Area
3. Natural World Heritage Sites
4. Country Protected Areas profiles:{| width="785"

| Mexico and Central America:

1. • Protected areas of Mexico

1. • Protected areas of Belize
   • Protected areas of Costa Rica
   • Protected areas of El Salvador
   • Protected areas of Guatemala
   • Protected areas of Honduras
   • Protected areas of Nicaragua
   • Panamá

South America:

1. • Protected areas of Argentina
   • Protected areas of Bolivia
   • Protected areas of Brazil
   • Protected areas of Chile
   • Protected areas of Colombia
   • Protected areas of Ecuador
   • Protected areas of French Guiana
   • Protected areas of Guyana
   • Protected areas of Paraguay
   • Protected areas of Peru
   • Protected areas of Suriname
   • Protected areas of Uruguay
   • Protected areas of Venezuela

| Caribbean:

1. • Protected areas of Anguilla
   • Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda
   • Protected areas of Aruba
   • Protected areas of The Bahamas
   • Protected areas of Barbados
   • Protected areas of Bermuda
   • Protected areas of British Virgin Islands
   • Protected areas of Cayman Islands
   • Protected areas of Cuba
   • Protected areas of Dominica
   • Protected areas of Dominican Republic
   • Protected areas of Grenada
   • Protected areas of Guadeloupe
   • Protected areas of Haiti
   • Protected areas of Jamaica
   • Protected areas of Martinique
   • Protected areas of Montserrat
   • Protected areas of Netherlands Antilles
   • Protected areas of Puerto Rico
   • Protected areas of Saint Kitts and Nevis
   • Protected areas of Saint Lucia
   • Protected areas of Saint Vicent and the Grenadines
   • Protected areas of Trinidad and Tobago
   • Protected areas of Turks and Caicos Islands
   • Protected areas of United States Virgin Islands

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5. Selected Protected areas:

Mexico and Central America:

1. 1. • Belize: Protected areas of Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
      • Costa Rica: Area de Conservación Guanacaste
      • Guatemala: Protected areas of Tikal National Park
      • Honduras: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
      • Mexico: Protected areas of Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno
      • Panama: Protected areas of Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection,Darién National Park

Caribbean:

1. 1. 1. • Cuba: Protected areas of Alejandro de Humbodlt National Park
         • Dominica: Protected areas of Morne Trois Pitons
         • Puerto Rico: Protected areas of Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
         • Saint Lucia: Protected areas of Pitons Management Area

South America:

1. 1. 1. • Argentina: Protected areas of Ischigualasto-Talampaya, Península Valdés
         • Brazil: Protected areas of Central Amazonian Conservation Complex,Protected areas of Cerrado Protected Areas, Protected areas of Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, Jaú National Park, Protected areas of Pantanal Conservation Complex,Protected areas of Southeast Atlantic Forest Reserves
         • Colombia: Los Katíos National Park, Protected areas of Malpelo Island Flora and Fauna Sanctuary
         • Ecuador: Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Protected areas of Sangay National Park
         • Peru: Protected areas of Huascaran National Park, Protected areas of Manu National Park, Protected areas of Rio Abiseo National Park
         • Suriname: Protected areas of Central Suriname Nature ReserveReturn to the Latin America and the Caribbean Collection

Citation

Triana, E. (2009). LAC Collection: Protected Areas and Biosphere Reserves. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Protected_Area_Collection_for_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean