List of protected areas of French Guiana
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There are several protected areas of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The largest protected area is the Guiana Amazonian Park which covers {{convert|20300|km2}}.{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/best/regions/amazonia_en.htm |title=Amazonia|website=European Commission|access-date=24 March 2021}} As of 2020, 52% of the land territory is protected, and contains one national park, one regional nature reserve, six national nature reserves, two wilderness areas, and 20 sites protected by Conservatoire du littoral.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/GUF |title=French Guyana |website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021|language=fr}}
Wilderness areas
- Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve. 2012. 644 km2.{{cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR24GUF01 |title=FR24GUF01 - Lucifer Dekou Dekou|website= Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Petite Montagnes Tortue Biological Reserve. 2016. 24 km2.{{cite web|url=http://cen-guyane.fr/petite-montagne-tortue/ |title=Réserve Biologique Intégrale des Petites Montagnes Tortue|website=Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
Nature parks
- Guiana Amazonian Park. 2007. 20,300 km2.
Nature reserves
- Amana Nature Reserve. 1998. 148 km2.{{cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR3600138 |title=L'Amana |website=Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel |access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Île du Grand Connétable National Nature Reserve. 1992. 78.5 km2.{{cite web|url=http://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR3600109 |title=Île du Grand-Connétable (FR3600109) |author=National Nature History Museum |year=2003 |website=Inventaire national du Patrimoine naturel |access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr }}
- Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve. 1998. 947 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.reserves-naturelles.org/marais-de-kaw-roura |title=Marais de Kaw-Roura |website=Reserves Naturelles|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Mont Grand Matoury Nature Reserve. 2006. 21 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.reserves-naturelles.org/mont-grand-matoury |title=Mont Grand Matoury|website=Reserves Naturelles|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Nouragues Nature Reserve. 1995. 1,000 km2.{{cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR3600128 |title=FR3600128 - Nouragues |website=Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Trésor Regional Nature Reserve. 2010. 25 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.reserves-naturelles.org/tresor |title=Trésor|website=Reserves Naturelles|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- La Trinité National Nature Reserve. 1996. 760 km2.{{cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR3600129 |title=FR3600129 - La Trinité |website=Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
Protected areas
- Crique et Pripri Yiyi. 1995. 284 km2.{{cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR1100390 |title=Crique et Pripri Yiyi |website=Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel |access-date=15 April 2021|language=fr}}
- {{ill|Dupont Islets|fr|Îlets Dupont}}. 2013. 0.017 km2.{{cite web|url=http://www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/708/28-ilets-dupont-973_guyane.htm |title=ILETS DUPONT|website=Conservatoire du Littoral|access-date=25 March 2021|language=fr}}
- {{ill|Habitation Vidal|fr}}. 2015. 5 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/555589799 |title=Habitation Vidal|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Îlet la Mère. 2000. 0.49 km2.{{cite web|url=http://www.guyane.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Atlas_des_Sites_proteges_Chapitre4.pdf |title=Sites & Espaces Protégée |website=Government of French Guiana|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}{{rp|58}}
- Montagne d'Argent. 1998. 7.13 km2.{{cite web|title=Montagne D'Argent|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/330598|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Petit Cayenne. 2008. 23 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/555546430 |title=Petit Cayenne|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Piste de l'Anse. 2008. 18 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/392040 |title=Piste De L'Anse|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Pointe Liberte. 2015. 0.82 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/555589798 |title=Pointe Liberte|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Prison of the Annamites. 2012. 2 km2.{{cite web|url=http://cen-guyane.fr/espaces/bagne-des-annamites/ |title=Bagne des Annamites|website=Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Rivages de Cayenne. 1983. 0.51 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/391977 |title=Rivages De Cayenne|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Rive Droite du Mahury. 2013, 54 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/555561961 |title=Rive Droite Du Mahury|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Salines de Montjoly. 1985. 0.63 km2.{{cite web|url=http://cen-guyane.fr/espaces/salines-montjoly/ |title=Salines de Montjoly|website=Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane|access-date=24 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Salvation Islands. 1979. 0.22 km2.{{rp|54}}
- Savanes de Wayabo. 2015, 9.7 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/83217 |title=Les Savanes De Wayabo|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Savanes et Marais de Macouria. 2013. 45 km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/555589797 |title=Savanes Et Marais De Macouria|website=Protected Planet|access-date=25 March 2021}}
- Savane Des Peres. 2016. 6.2 km2.{{cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espace/protege/FR1101027 |title=FR1101027 - Savane Des Peres |website= Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel|access-date=25 March 2021|language=fr}}
- Voltaire and Vieux Broussard Falls. 2000. 180 km2.{{cite web|url=http://www.guyane.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/tome_3_notice_impact_-_armina-bon_espoir_-_2016_10_27.pdf |title=Permis de Bon Espoir|year=2016|website=Communes of Mana and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni|page=47|access-date=23 March 2021|language=fr}}
References
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External links
- [http://cen-guyane.fr/ Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane] (in French)
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