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There are several protected areas of Guyana. The oldest protected area is the Kaieteur National Park which covers 627 square kilometres (242 sq mi). [1] In 2011, the National Protected Areas System (NPAS) was established. [2] As of 2020, about 8.4% of the country is protected. [3]
In August 2013, the Port Salut/Aquin Protected Area (Aire Protégée de Ressources Naturelles Gérées de Port Salut/Aquin), was created in Southwestern Haiti. [2] Three Bays Protected Area (Aire Protégée de Ressources Naturelles Gérées des Trois Baies), located in northeastern Haiti, was created in December 2013.
Protected areas of the Caribbean are significant in a region of particular ecological vulnerability, including the impact of climate change and the impact of tourism. [1]The University of the West Indies' "Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway" [2] supports informational resources for the 16 Caribbean member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
Haiti currently has 15 national parks, not including other protected areas: [7] La Visite National Park; Pic Macaya National Park; Grande Colline National Park; Grand Bois National Park; Deux Mamelles National Park; National History Park – Citadelle, Sans-Souci Palace [8] Martissant Urban National Park; Pélerin National Park; Canapé-Vert ...
Other parts of the ecoregion are protected by the 1,160 square kilometres (450 sq mi) Monte Roraima National Park in Brazil and the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park. [3] The Sipaliwini Savanna in Suriname borders and is an extension of the Tumucumaque National Park. It is a 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) protected area since 1972. [7]
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The Guianan mangroves ecoregion extends along the Atlantic coasts of northeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Cabo Orange in Brazil. It covers an area of about 14,500 square kilometres (5,600 sq mi) between the deltas of the Orinoco and Oyapock rivers. It includes the Gulf of Paria and the delta of the San Juan River. The ...
The protected area covers some 20,300 square kilometres (7,840 sq mi) for the central area (where full protection is enforced) and 13,600 square kilometres (5,250 sq mi) for the secondary area. Thus, the overall protected area represents some 33,900 square kilometres (13,090 sq mi) of rain forest .