Protected areas of Dominica
Published: May 27, 2009, 1:17 pm
Updated: May 27, 2009, 1:17 pm
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Juan Pablo ArceProtected area highlights for Dominica (January 31, 2008):
| # of
Areas | Area
km2 | |
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Dominica's Territorial Area) | 7 | 204 | 4.4% |
- Terrestrial (% of Dominica's Terrestrial Territorial Area) | 6 | 200 | 26.7% |
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area | 2 | 4 | |
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area | | | |
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a World Heritage Site.
The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 10 protected areas in Dominica (three more than in the summary above):
| Site Name | IUCN
Designation | Marine or
Terrestrial | Total
Area
(Hectares) | Total
Marine
Area
(Hectares) |
|---|
| Cabrits National Park | II | Both | 531 | 350 |
| Central Forest Reserve | VI | Terrestrial | 410 | |
| Indian River National Park | | Terrestrial | 79 | |
| Morne Diablotin National Park | II | Terrestrial | 3,450 | |
| Morne Trois Pitons National Park | II | Terrestrial | 6,872 | |
| Northern Forest Reserve | VI | Terrestrial | 8,814 | |
| Soufriere Sulphur Springs National Park | | Terrestrial | 102 | |
| Soufriere/Scott's Head Marine Reserve | V | Marine | | |
| Stewart Hall Water Catchment Protected Forest | VI | Terrestrial | 318 | |
| Syndicate Parrot Primeval Reserve | | Terrestrial | 83 | |
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Further Reading:
- World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
- World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)
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Elisa Triana (Contributing Author);WDPA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Protected areas of Dominica". 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 May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Dominica>
Protected area highlights for Dominica (January 31, 2008):
| # of
Areas | Area
km2 | |
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Dominica's Territorial Area) | 7 | 204 | 4.4% |
- Terrestrial (% of Dominica's Terrestrial Territorial Area) | 6 | 200 | 26.7% |
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area | 2 | 4 | |
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area | | | |
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a World Heritage Site.
The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 10 protected areas in Dominica (three more than in the summary above):
| Site Name | IUCN
Designation | Marine or
Terrestrial | Total
Area
(Hectares) | Total
Marine
Area
(Hectares) |
|---|
| Cabrits National Park | II | Both | 531 | 350 |
| Central Forest Reserve | VI | Terrestrial | 410 | |
| Indian River National Park | | Terrestrial | 79 | |
| Morne Diablotin National Park | II | Terrestrial | 3,450 | |
| Morne Trois Pitons National Park | II | Terrestrial | 6,872 | |
| Northern Forest Reserve | VI | Terrestrial | 8,814 | |
| Soufriere Sulphur Springs National Park | | Terrestrial | 102 | |
| Soufriere/Scott's Head Marine Reserve | V | Marine | | |
| Stewart Hall Water Catchment Protected Forest | VI | Terrestrial | 318 | |
| Syndicate Parrot Primeval Reserve | | Terrestrial | 83 | |
Return to Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean
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Further Reading:
- World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
- World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)
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