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National parks of Georgia

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National parks of Georgia

Georgia has a long history of establishing Protected Areas dating back to 1912 when the Lagodekhi Strict Nature Reserve was created. Nowadays, protected areas make up to 7% of the country’s territory (384 684 ha) and about 75% of protected areas are covered by forests.

Map of Georgia, USA

Georgian Protected Areas include:

  • 11 Strict Nature Reserves
  • 9 National Parks
  • 12 Managed Nature Reserves
  • 14 Natural Monuments
  • 2 Protected Landscapes
  • Management and coordination of the Protected Areas is implemented by a Legal Entity of Public Law Protected Areas Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia.

    References

    National parks of Georgia Wikipedia