Protected areas of Burundi
Published: June 12, 2009, 12:09 pm
Updated: June 12, 2009, 12:09 pm
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Juan Pablo ArceProtected area highlights for Burundi (January 31, 2008): | # of
Areas | Area
km2 | |
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Burundi's Territorial Area) | 15 | 1,548 | 5.6% |
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites) | 1 | 10 | |
The Delta de la Rusizi de la Réserve Naturelle de la Rusizi et la partie nord de la zone littorale du lac Tanganyika is recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands Ramsar Convention.
The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports the 15 nationally recognized protected areas in Burundi as:
| Site Name | IUCN
Designation | Total
Area
(Hectares) |
|---|
| Bururi Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 3,300 |
| Chutes de Karera Nature Monument | III | 142 |
| Gisagara | IV | 11,000 |
| Kibira National Park | IV | 40,000 |
| Kigwena Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 800 |
| Lac Rwihinda Nature Reserve | IV | 8,000 |
| Mabanda/Nyanza-Lake Protected Landscape | V | 3,500 |
| Makamba Nature Reserve | IV | 12,000 |
| Monge Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 5,000 |
| Mukungu-Rukamabasi Protected Landscape | V | 5,000 |
| Nyakazu Gorge Nature Monument | III | 700 |
| Rumonge Nature Reserve | IV | 5,000 |
| Rusizi National Park | IV | 9,000 |
| Ruvubu National Park | IV | 50,800 |
| Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 600 |
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WDPA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Protected areas of Burundi". 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 June 12, 2009; Last revised Date June 12, 2009; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Burundi>
Protected area highlights for Burundi (January 31, 2008): | # of
Areas | Area
km2 | |
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Burundi's Territorial Area) | 15 | 1,548 | 5.6% |
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites) | 1 | 10 | |
The Delta de la Rusizi de la Réserve Naturelle de la Rusizi et la partie nord de la zone littorale du lac Tanganyika is recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands Ramsar Convention.
The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports the 15 nationally recognized protected areas in Burundi as:
| Site Name | IUCN
Designation | Total
Area
(Hectares) |
|---|
| Bururi Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 3,300 |
| Chutes de Karera Nature Monument | III | 142 |
| Gisagara | IV | 11,000 |
| Kibira National Park | IV | 40,000 |
| Kigwena Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 800 |
| Lac Rwihinda Nature Reserve | IV | 8,000 |
| Mabanda/Nyanza-Lake Protected Landscape | V | 3,500 |
| Makamba Nature Reserve | IV | 12,000 |
| Monge Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 5,000 |
| Mukungu-Rukamabasi Protected Landscape | V | 5,000 |
| Nyakazu Gorge Nature Monument | III | 700 |
| Rumonge Nature Reserve | IV | 5,000 |
| Rusizi National Park | IV | 9,000 |
| Ruvubu National Park | IV | 50,800 |
| Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve | IV | 600 |
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