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Protected areas of Trinidad and Tobago

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:30 pm

Contributing Author: Elisa Triana

Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

Source: WDPA

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Protected area highlights for Trinidad and Tobago: (January 31, 2008):

	of Areas	Area km²
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Trinidad and Tobago's Territorial Area)	65	1,840	8.5%
- Terrestrial (% of Trinidad and Tobago's Terrestrial Territorial Area)	64	1,796	35.0%
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area	13	45
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)	3	159

There are three wetlands in Trinidad and Tobago recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

Buccoo Reef / Bon Accord Lagoon Complex	Both	1,287	1,287
Caroni Swamp	Both	8,398
Nariva Swamp	Marine	6,234

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 87 nationally recognized protected areas in Trinidad and Tobago (22 more than in the summary above):

Anglais Point (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial	10
Arena (Recreation Park)	-	Terrestrial	1600
Arena Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Arima Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Aripo Savannas (Prohibited Area)	Ia	Terrestrial	1800
ASA Wright	-	Terrestrial	300
Blanchisseuse Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Brigand Hill Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Buccoo Reef (Marine Park)	-	Both	650	585
Bush Bush (Game Sanctuary)	-	Both	1,554
Cap de Ville Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Caroni Swamp (Prohibited Area)	-	Both	200
Caroni Swamp Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Both		381
Caura	-	Terrestrial	30
Cedros Peninsula	-	Terrestrial
Cedros Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Central Range (Game Sanctuary)	IV	Terrestrial	2,153
Central Range Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Chaguaramás	-	Both	5,000
Cleaver Woods (Recreation Park)	IV	Terrestrial	13
Eastern Extension Matura (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Ecclesville Windbelt Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
El Aripo	-	Terrestrial
Erin Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Erin Savannas	-	Both
Fort George (Historic Site)	III	Terrestrial
Fort Picton (Historic Site)	III	Terrestrial
Freeport Mission Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Galeota Point (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Godineau Swamp	-	Terrestrial
Godineau Swamp Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Grande Riviere	IV	Terrestrial
Granville	-	Terrestrial
Innis River (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Kronstadt Island (Wildlife Sanctuary)	-	Both	5
Las Cuevas Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Laurier Road	-	Both
Little Tobago (Game Sanctuary)	-	Both	101	381
Lizard Spring (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Long Stretch Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Longdenville Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Lopinot (Historic Site)	III	Terrestrial
Los Iros Bay	-	Terrestrial
Mac Nair Ravine Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Madamas	-	Terrestrial
Manzanilla Ext. (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Manzanilla Windbelt Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Matura	II	Terrestrial	8200
Matura Reserve Western Ext. (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Matura Swamp Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Melajo Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Moriquite (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Morne l'Enfer (Wildlife Sanctuary)	-	Both	2,065
Morne l'Enfer Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Moruga Bouffe (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Nariva Swamp (Prohibited Area)	-	Both	1,500
Nariva Windbelt Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Northern Range (Game Sanctuary)	IV	Terrestrial	936
NRRA. (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
NRRB. (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
NRRC (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Palmiste (Park)	IV	Terrestrial	40
Paria Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Pitch Lake	-	Terrestrial
Point Radix	-	Terrestrial
River Estate (Historic Site)	III	Terrestrial
Rochard Douglas Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
San Fernando Hill (Natural Landmark)	III	Terrestrial	66
San Pedro Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Saut d'Eau (Game Sanctuary)	-	Both	10
Sena Bay (Scientific Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Siparia Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Soldado Rock (Game Sanctuary)	-	Both	6
Southern Watershed (Game Sanctuary)	-	Both	1,874
Southern Watershed Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Both		6
St David Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
St. Giles Island (Game Sanctuary)	-	Marine	29	30
Tacarigua Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Todd's Road North Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Todd's Road South Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Trinity Hills (Game Sanctuary)	IV	Terrestrial	8,246
Trinity Hills (Prohibited Area)	-	Terrestrial
Tumpuna Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Valencia (Wildlife Sanctuary)	Ia	Terrestrial	2,785
Victoria Mayo Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
White Cliff	-	Terrestrial
Yarra Reserve (Forest Reserve)	-	Terrestrial