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Regional Overview of Caribbean Islands| TABLE 47. SUMMARY OF TERRESTRIAL PROTECTED AREAS IN THE CARIBBEAN | |||
| Name of area |
IUCN category |
Number of terrestrial protected sites |
Area protected (km²) |
| ANGUILLA No terrestrial protected areas have yet been established. |
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| ANTIGUA and BARBUDA National Parks Park Reserves |
II ? |
3 4 |
c. 41 ? |
| BAHAMAS Managed Nature Reserve National Parks |
IV II |
1 4 |
18 1216 |
| BARBADOS No terrestrial protected areas have yet been established. |
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| BERMUDA Nature Reserves Preserves |
? IV |
12 2 |
c. 1 125 |
| In addition there are many small parks and private reserves, mostly <0.1 km² each. | |||
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Bird Sanctuaries Forest Parks |
IV II |
4 5 |
11 1.5 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS Ecological ZoneReserve |
I IV |
1 1 |
17 3 |
| CUBA Biosphere Reserves Ecological Reserves Faunal Refuges Integrated Management Areas Managed Flora Reserves National Forests National Parks Nature Parks Nature Reserves |
IX IV I, IV V, VIII IV ? II V I |
4 3 9 10 9 3 7 4 7 |
3335 76 1419 10,006 247 >872 1089 1844 305 |
| In addition there are 19 Touristic Nature Areas (mainly keys and lagoons) covering c. 1411 km² and 14 "Other Areas" covering 1188 km². A further 7 sites (covering 222 km² in total) are currently proposed for protection. | |||
| DOMINICA Forest Reserves National Parks Protected Forest |
VIII II VI |
2 2 1 |
92 139 3 |
| A proposed National Park covers c. 65 km². | |||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC National Parks Natural Scientific Reserves |
II, V I, IV, V |
12 7 |
5662 676 |
| In addition there is a Bird Sanctuary; 24 other sites are currently proposed for protection | |||
| GRENADA Forest Reserve |
VIII |
1 |
6 |
| GUADELOUPE National Park |
II |
1 |
173 |
| HAITI National Park |
II, V |
4 |
97 |
| JAMAICA Forest Reserves Game Reserve Natural Reserve |
VIII VIII IV |
126 1 1 |
>1000 2 0,5 |
| MARTINIQUE Nature Reserve I 1 5 Regional National Park V 1 702 |
I V |
1 1 |
5 702 |
| MONTSERRAT No terrestrial protected areas have yet been established a National Park is proposed. |
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| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (ARUBA, BONAIRE, CURAÇAO) National Parks Ramsar Wetlands |
II R |
2 5 |
78 19 |
| PUERTO RICO Biosphere Reserves Commonwealth Forests National Forest Nature Areas National Wildlife Reserves Nature Reserves Wildlife Refuges |
1X IV VIII IV IV IV IV |
2 14 1 8 3 7 4 |
173 243 113 18 10 134 22 |
| ST KITTS-NEVIS National Park |
II |
1 |
26 |
| ST LUCIA Forest Reserves Nature Reserves Reserves |
VIII IV IV, VIII |
15 2 2 |
c. 67 5 1 |
| ST VINCENT Forest Reserves Reserve |
VIII IV |
3 1 |
c. 1 44 |
| TRINIDAD Scientific Reserve Wildlife Sanctuaries |
I IV |
1 8 |
18 2 |
| Several National Parks, Scientific Reserves, Nature Reserves and Nature Conservation Reserves are proposed. | |||
| TOBAGO Nature Reserve Wildlife Sanctuaries |
I IV |
1 2 |
7 c. 1 |
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
10 National Parks (109 km²), 9 Nature Reserves (59 km²) and 1 Ramsar Site (2500 km²) comprise mainly marine and areas of importance for birds; some protected areas are complete island systems with littoral and sublittoral scrub communities. |
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| U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Biosphere Reserve IX 1 61 National Park II 1 53 National Wildlife Refuge IV 1 1 |
IX II IV |
1 1 1 |
61 53 1 |