The protected areas of Equatorial Guinea include national parks, scientific reserves, natural monuments, and nature reserves. As of June 2020, protected areas covered 5,228 km², or 19% of the country's land area.[1]

National parks

(IUCN protected area category II)

Scientific reserves

(IUCN protected area category 1b)

Natural monuments

(IUCN protected area category III)

  • Piedra Bere Natural Monument (200 km²)
  • Piedra Nzas Natural Monument (190 km²)

Nature reserves

(IUCN protected area category IV)

Internationally-designated areas

Ramsar sites, wetlands of international importance

References

  1. UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for Equatorial Guinea from the World Database of Protected Areas, June 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net
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