Protected areas of Honduras

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Protected areas of Honduras

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:40 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce
Source: WDPA
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Protected area highlights for Honduras (January 31, 2008):

  1. of
    Areas

Area
km2

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Hondoras's Territorial Area)

79

24,659

16.1%

- Terrestrial (% of Hondaras's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

77

23,531

21.0%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

22

1,126

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

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2

4

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2

1

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

6

2,233

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

1

8,000


There are six wetlands in Honduras recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="center" | Marine or
Terrestrial ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Area
(hectares) |- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Barras de Cuero y Salado
Marine 13,225

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | Laguna de Bacalar

Marine 7,394

|- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Parque Nacional Jeanette Kawas

Both 78,150

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Izopo

Marine 11,200

|- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Sistema de Humedales de la Zona Sur de Honduras

Marine 69,711

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | Subcuenca del Lago de Yojoa

Terrestrial 43,640


UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Biosphere Reserve: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve


The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 102 nationally recognized protected areas in Honduras (23 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"
Archipelago Golfo De Fonseca Marine National Park - Marine 1,152
Barbareta Wildlife Refuge - Both 500
Capiro Calentura National Park II Terrestrial 5,000
Carías-Bermúdez Multiple Use Reserve - Terrestrial 4,535
Cayos Cochinos Natural Marine Monument - Both 48,925 48,722
Cayos Miskitos Biological Reserve - Both
Celaque National Park II Terrestrial 26,640
Cerro Azul de Copán National Park II Terrestrial 15,460
Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park II Terrestrial 30,000
Cerro El Uyuca Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 1,138
Cerro Guanacaure Área Productora de Agua - Terrestrial 1,983
Congolón, Piedra Parada y Coyocutena Natural Monument III Terrestrial
Corralitos Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 5,730
Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge IV Both 12,400 1,341
Cuevas de Talgua Natural Monument - Terrestrial
Cuevas de Taulabé Natural Monument III Terrestrial 20
Cusuco National Park II Terrestrial 23,440
El Armado Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 3,610
El Boquerón Natural Monument - Terrestrial 2,700
El Chiflador Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 500
El Chile Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 6,160
El Cipresal Natural Monument - Terrestrial 20
El Guisayote Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 7,000
El Jicarito Wildlife Refuge - Both 4,608 368
El Pital Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 3,800
El Quebrachal Wildlife Refuge IV Both 198
Embalse El Cajón Bosque Nacional - Terrestrial 50,700
Embalse El Coyolar Bosque Nacional - Terrestrial 18,600
Erapuca Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 7,170
Fortaleza San Fernando de Omoa Natural Monument III Terrestrial
Guajiquiro Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 6,700
Guamerú Wildlife Refuge IV Both
Guanaja Marine Reserve - Marine 28,000
Guapinol Wildlife Refuge IV Both
Guisayote Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 8,610
Hierba Buena Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 3,510
Isla del Tigre Wildlife Refuge - Both 3,975
Isla Exposición Marine National Park II Both 239
Islas del Cisne Marine National Park II Marine
Jeanette Kawas National Park - Both 78,162 264
La Alemania Wildlife Refuge IV Both
La Berbería Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 838
La Muralla National Park II Terrestrial 21,035
La Piedra de Apaguiz Área Productora de Agua - Terrestrial 17,427
La Tigra National Park II Terrestrial 23,821
Lago de Yojoa Multiple Use Reserve - Terrestrial 34,628
Laguna Alegría - Terrestrial
Laguna de Caratasca Wildlife Refuge - Both 120,000 78,293
Laguna de Guaymoreto Wildlife Refuge IV Both 5,000 1,142
Lancetilla Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 3,000
Las Iguanas Wildlife Refuge - Both 3,297 451
Los Delgaditos Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 925
Manglar entre Mangrove Bight y North East Bight Wildlife Refuge - Both
Manglares del Golfo de Fonseca Bosque Nacional - Both 71,000
Misoco Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 4,470
Mixcure Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 8,060
Monserrat Yuscaran Biological Reserve - Terrestrial 2,240
Montaña de Comayagua National Park II Terrestrial 18,480
Montaña de Corralitos Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 5,500
Montaña de la Flor Anthropological Reserve - Terrestrial 3,500
Montaña de Malacate Wildlife Refuge - Terrestrial 25,000
Montaña del Carbón Anthropological Reserve - Terrestrial 15,000
Montaña Santa Bárbara National Park II Terrestrial 12,130
Montaña Verde Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 8,330
Montañade Yoro National Park II Terrestrial 15,480
Montecillos Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 13,120
Montecristo Wildlife Refuge IV Both
Montecristo Trifinio National Park II Terrestrial 5400
Olancho Bosque Nacional - Terrestrial 1,000,000
Opalaca Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 14,660
Patuca National Park II Terrestrial 375,584
Petroglifos de Ayasta III Terrestrial
Pico Bonito National Park II Terrestrial 56,430
Pico Bonito National Park - Buffer Zone - Terrestrial 56,070
Pico Pijol National Park II Terrestrial 12,210
Port Royal National Park - Both
Puca Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 4,800
Punta Condega Wildlife Refuge IV Both 3,900
Punta Izopo Wildlife Refuge IV Both 11,200
Punta Ratón Wildlife Refuge - Both 500 853
Ragged Cay Wildlife Refuge IV Both
Río Kruta Biological Reserve - Terrestrial 50,000
Río Negro Biological Reserve - Both 60,000 813
Río Plátano National Park - Both 35,268
Río Toco Natural Monument III Terrestrial
Ruinas de Copán Cultural Monument III Terrestrial 300
Ruinas de Tenampua Cultural Monument III Terrestrial
Rus-Rus Biological Reserve - Terrestrial
San Bernardo Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 4,323
San Lorenzo Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 10,340
Sandy Bay Marine National Park - Marine 210
Santa Elena Wildlife Refuge - Both
Sierra de Agalta National Park II Terrestrial 20,785
Sierra de Río Tinto Bosque Nacional - Terrestrial 40,000
Tawahika Anthropological Reserve - Terrestrial 250,668
Teonostal Wildlife Refuge IV Both
Texiguat Wildlife Refuge IV Terrestrial 10,000
Turtle Harbor Marine National Park - Both 110
Utila Marine National Park - Both 28,098
Volcán Pacayita Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 10,270
West End Wildlife Refuge - Both 21,300
Yuscarán Biological Reserve IV Terrestrial 2,360

Source: The CIAWorld 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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