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This list of Ramsar sites in South Africa are wetland environs that are considered to be of international importance, and protected under the Ramsar Convention. As of 2024, South Africa has 30 such sites covering 574 028 hectares. [1] [2] For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
Pages in category "Ramsar sites in South Africa" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Ramsar List organizes the Ramsar sites according to the contracting party that designated each to the list. Contracting parties are grouped into six "regions": Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania. [ 2 ]
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve (Lost Valley in English) is a protected area in Mpumalanga, South Africa.One of the few places in the country to breed the three species cranes present in South Africa, the Verloren Vallei Nature Reserve lies roughly 13 km (8.1 mi) outside Dullstroom, a beautiful, peaceful part of the Steenkampsberg plateau that includes rolling grasslands and sensitive wetlands.
The lake is located in the Maputaland, or Umhlabuyalingana, area of KwaZulu-Natal, on the east coast of South Africa. It is part of the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park and is recognised under the Ramsar Convention as a "Wetland of International Importance" on 28 June 1991.
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve – Ramsar site reserve within the Magaliesberg Biosphere, North West, South Africa Kosi Bay – series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
In 1987, the Natal Parks Board took possession of the area to protect the wattled crane, and in 2013, the park became a Ramsar site. [1] Due to good cooperation with neighbouring farmers, the latter can graze their cattle and sheep at select times on the reserve's grasslands. Poachers and invasive plants present a problem.
The De Mond Nature Reserve, in the Overberg between Struisbaai and Arniston, Western Cape, South Africa, [2] has been a Ramsar site wetland since 1986. [3] The reserve covers the mouth of the Heuningnes River and covers 918 ha (2,270 acres). [4] Shifting dunes block the river's mouth and serve as a breeding ground for various species of birds.