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List of national parks of Colombia

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Location
  
Colombia

Established
  
1960

List of national parks of Colombia

Area
  
142,541.443 km (55,035.559 sq mi)

Governing body
  
Ministry of Environment

The protected areas of Colombia are grouped into the National System of Protected Areas. As of 2017, there are 59 nationally protected areas which cover about 142,541.443 km2 (55,035.559 sq mi) and represent more than 11% of the country's area.

Contents

Map of Colombia

National Natural Park System

The National Natural Park System is divided into the following categories:

  • National Natural Parks (Parque Natural Nacional - PNN): 41
  • Fauna and Flora Sanctuaries (Sanctuario de Flora y Fauna - SFF): 11
  • National Natural Reserves (Reserva Natural Nacional - RNN): 2
  • Unique Natural Areas (Área Natural Única - ANU): 1
  • Road park (Vía Parque): 1

    • Proposed areas

    Currently there are other proposed areas for national natural parks:

  • Serranía de Minas, a regional natural park of 20,000 ha in Huila
  • Morichales de Paz de Ariporo

    • The following locations could be declared fauna and flora sanctuaries:

  • Bosque Seco del Patía
  • Bosque Seco de Cúcuta
  • Serranía de Pinche
  • Serranía del Perijá
  • Serranía de San Lucas

    • Disbanded areas

    Some zones of the park system had been disbanded because of negative human impact on the environment:

  • SSF Arauca
  • PNN Manaure

    • References

    List of national parks of Colombia Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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