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Protected areas of Montserrat

Protected areas of Montserrat

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Updated: January 2, 2012, 4:38 am
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This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

Protected area highlights for Monserrat (January 31, 2008):

 

 

# of
Areas

Area
km2

 

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Monserrat's Territorial Area)

18

11

2.5%

Terrestrial (% of Monserrat's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

18

11

10.4%

Marine and Littoral Protected Area

6

0.08

 

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

 

 

 

The World Database on Protected Areas reports 18 nationally recognized protected areas in Montserrat:

 

Site Name IUCN
Designation		 Marine or
Terrestrial		 Total
Area
(hectares)
Bransby Point - Both 1
Carr's Bay Battery - Both 1
Cassava Ghaut (a) VI Terrestrial 1
Cassava Ghaut (b) - Both 1
Dry Ghaut III Terrestrial 5
Dry Ghaut (b) VI Terrestrial 2
Fox's Bay Bird Sanctuary (Private Reserve) - Both 6
Galway's Estate - Both 2
Galways Soufriere II Terrestrial 4
Great Alps Falls - Both 4
Lawyers River VI Terrestrial 9
Lime Kiln Beach (a) VI Terrestrial 1
Lime Kiln Beach (b) VI Terrestrial 1
Montserrat National Park (National Park) II Terrestrial 810
Mountain lands VI Terrestrial 187
Silver Hills (Faunal Reserve) Ia Terrestrial 30
St George's Hill III Terrestrial 1
Woodlands Beach V Terrestrial 1

 

 

Map of Montserrat (Source: CIA, <a data-cke-saved-href='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html' href='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html' class='external text' title='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html' rel='nofollow'>The World Factbook)</a> Map of Montserrat (Source: CIA, The World Factbook)

 

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Further Reading:

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

 

Citation

World Database on Protected Areas (Lead Author);Elisa Triana (Contributing Author);WDPA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Protected areas of Montserrat". 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 January 2, 2012; Retrieved May 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Montserrat>

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World Database on Protected AreasThe World Database on Protected Areas is a foundation dataset for conservation decision making. It contains crucial information from national governments, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international biodiversity convention secretariats and many others. It is used for ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis and is increasingly used ... (Full Bio)

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