Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda

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Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:05 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce
Source: WDPA
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Protected area highlights for Antigua and Barbuda (January 31, 2008):

  1. of
    Areas

Area
km2

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Antigua and Barbuda's Territorial Area)

14

121

1.2%

- Terrestrial (% of Antigua and Barbuda's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

12

45

10.3%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

12

75

Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

1

36


Codrington Lagoon is recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention).

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 28 nationally designated protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda (14 more than in the summary above):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="center" | IUCN Designation ! scope="col" align="center" | Marine or
Terrestrial ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Area
(Hectares) ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Marine
Area
(Hectares) |- align="left"
Betty's Hope National Park II Terrestrial
Black Ghaut-Ayres Creek Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial
Boggy Creek Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial
Bull Hole Terrestrial 200
Cades Bay Marine Reserve Both 1,813 573
Codrington Lagoon Wildlife Reserve Both 3,550 1,630
Corbison's Point Terrestrial
Crump Island Coral Reef Marine Park Both 177
Darkwood Park Reserve V Both
Devil's Bridge Park Reserve IV Both
Diamond Reef Marine Park II Marine 2,000 2,000
Ffryes Bay Park Reserve V Both
Fort James Park Reserve V Both 7
Goat Island and The Flashes Wildlife Reserve - Both 609
Great Bird and Guiana Bay Islands Marine Sanctuary Both 849
Great Bird Island (North Sound) Wildlife Reserve Both
Green Island (Mill Reef) Wildlife Reserve Both
Green Island Reefs Park Reserve IV Both
Guiana Island (North Sound) Wildlife Reserve Both
Half Moon Bay National Park II Both
Long Island (North Sound) Wildlife Reserve Both
Mamora Reef Marine Sanctuary Marine 71
Nelson's Dockyard Marine Park II Both 4,128 2,821
Northeast Archipelago Park Reserve IV Both
Palaster Reef Marine National Park II Marine 500 500
Santa Maria Hill Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial
Spanish Point Wildlife Reserve Both
Wallings Woodlands Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial

Antigua and Barbuda. Source: The CIA World Factbook

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Further Reading:

  1. World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
  2. World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)


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