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The list of National Nature Reserves of France presents the list of National Nature Reserves, in French Réserves Naturelles Nationales, (RNN) located on French territory. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the law on local democracy of 2002, the six former RNN 24, 51, 85, 120, 147 and 151, located in Corsica , are now known as "Corsican Nature Reserves", in ...
National parks are created by decree with the signature of the Prime Minister of France and publication in the Journal Officiel de la République Française. French national parks protect a total area of 26,168 square kilometres (10,104 sq mi) in core area and 30,651 square kilometres (11,834 sq mi) in buffer zones.
A national nature reserve, in French réserve naturelle nationale, (RNN) is a protected area that is part of natural reserves of France (RNF) and whose status is defined by the law on local democracy of February 27, 2002.
The reserve has a permanent population of 69 000 residents, as well as one of France’s two remaining wetland floating gardens, the other being the hortillonnages in Amiens. Since the seventeenth century, market gardening activities have promoted the development and creation of these landscapes, which are still preserved today.
The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve not only consists of marshland, but also contains mangrove forests, savannas, and tropical rainforests. [4] The reserve measures 94,700 hectares, [5] and is the largest wetland of France. It stretches from Roura to Régina, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Amazonian rainforest.
Pages in category "Nature reserves in France" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Scandola Nature Reserve is located on the west coast of the French island of Corsica, within the Corsica Regional Park.The reserve was established in 1975. The park and reserve has been recognized by the United Nations as a Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983 because of its beauty, rich biodiversity, and maquis shrubland.
French regional natural parks (in green), national parks (in red) and marine natural parks (in blue). A regional nature park [1] or regional natural park (French: parc naturel régional or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstanding beauty in order to protect the scenery and heritage as ...