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Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda

Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:05 pm
Updated: May 27, 2009, 1:05 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
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Content Source: WDPA
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

Protected area highlights for Antigua and Barbuda (January 31, 2008):

 

# of
Areas

Area
km2

 

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Antigua and Barbuda's Territorial Area)

14

121

1.2%

- Terrestrial (% of Antigua and Barbuda's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

12

45

10.3%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

12

75

 

Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area

 

 

 

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

1

36

 


Codrington Lagoon is recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention).

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 28 nationally designated protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda (14 more than in the summary above):

Site NameIUCN
Designation		Marine or
Terrestrial		Total
Area
(Hectares)		Total
Marine
Area
(Hectares)
Betty's Hope National ParkIITerrestrial  
Black Ghaut-Ayres Creek Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial  
Boggy Creek Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial  
Bull Hole Terrestrial200 
Cades Bay Marine Reserve Both1,813573
Codrington Lagoon Wildlife Reserve Both3,5501,630
Corbison's Point Terrestrial  
Crump Island Coral Reef Marine Park Both 177
Darkwood Park ReserveVBoth  
Devil's Bridge Park ReserveIVBoth  
Diamond Reef Marine ParkIIMarine2,0002,000
Ffryes Bay Park ReserveVBoth  
Fort James Park ReserveVBoth 7
Goat Island and The Flashes Wildlife Reserve-Both 609
Great Bird and Guiana Bay Islands Marine Sanctuary Both 849
Great Bird Island (North Sound) Wildlife Reserve Both  
Green Island (Mill Reef) Wildlife Reserve Both  
Green Island Reefs Park ReserveIVBoth  
Guiana Island (North Sound) Wildlife Reserve Both  
Half Moon Bay National ParkIIBoth  
Long Island (North Sound) Wildlife Reserve Both  
Mamora Reef Marine Sanctuary Marine 71
Nelson's Dockyard Marine ParkIIBoth4,1282,821
Northeast Archipelago Park ReserveIVBoth  
Palaster Reef Marine National ParkIIMarine500500
Santa Maria Hill Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial  
Spanish Point Wildlife Reserve Both  
Wallings Woodlands Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial  

Antigua and Barbuda. Source: <a href='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html' class='external text' title='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html' rel='nofollow'>The CIA World Factbook</a> Antigua and Barbuda. Source: The CIA World Factbook

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Further Reading:

  1. World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
  2. World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)

Citation

Elisa Triana (Contributing Author);WDPA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Protected areas of Antigua and Barbuda". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 27, 2009; Last revised Date May 27, 2009; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda>

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