Protected areas of Martinique

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Protected areas of Martinique

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:23 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce
Source: WDPA
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Protected area highlights for Martinique (January 31, 2008):

  1. of
    Areas

Area
km2

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

23

740

11.5%

Terrestrial (% of Martinique's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

23

701

63.6%

Marine and Littoral Protected Area

18

39

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

The World Database on Protected Areas reports 23 nationally recognized protected areas in Martinique:

|- 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) |- align="left"
Anse Couleuvre (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 680
Baie des Anglais (Registered Site) - Both 654
Caravelle (Nature Reserve) - Both 422
Caravelle (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 257
Etang des Salines (Littoral Conservation Area) Ib Terrestrial 98
Fond Moulin (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Terrestrial
Grand Macabou (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 113
Ilets de Sainte Anne (Nature Reserve) IV Both 5.6
La Caravelle (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 299
Le Cap Salomon (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 137
Martinique (Regional Nature Park) V Both 70,150
Montagne Pelée (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Terrestrial 680
Morne Aca (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Terrestrial 248
Morne Larcher (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 64
Pointe Rouge (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 55
Précheur/Gd Rivière (Littoral Conservation Area) IV Both 509
Presqu'île de la Caravelle (Nature Reserve) IV Both 517
Rocher du Diamant (Biotope Protection Order) IV Terrestrial
Savane des Pétrifications (Registered Site) - Both 592
Vallée de Rivière Blanche (Registered Site) - Both 416
Village de la Pôterie (Registered Site) - Both 674
Village et Morne Champagne (Registered Site) - Both 415
Zone des Caps (Registered Site) - Both 373

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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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