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Protected areas of Paraguay

Protected areas of Paraguay

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:56 pm
Updated: November 2, 2011, 2:40 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 Paraguay (January 31, 2008):

 

# of
Areas

Area
km2

 

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

33

24,268

6.0%

- Terrestrial (% of Paraguay's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

33

24,268

6.0%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

-

-

 

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

 

 

 

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2

7

 

 

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2

0

 

 

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

6

7,860

 

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

2

77,723

 


There are six wetlands in Paraguay recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

Site NameTotal Area
(hectares)
Estero Milagro25,000
Lago Ypoá100,000
Laguna Chaco Lodge2,500
Laguna Teniente Rojas Silva8,470
Río Negro370,000
Tifunque280,000

Other internationally recognized areas are:

  • Bosque Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
  • El Chaco Biosphere Reserve -  UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

The World Database on Protected Areas reports 39 nationally recognized protected areas in Paraguay:

Site Name (all terrestrial, none marine)
IUCN
Designation		Total
Area
(hectares)
Arroyo Blanco Natural Private ReserveIV5,714
Bella Vista National ParkII7,311
Caaguazú National ParkII16,000
Cabrera Timane National Park -125,823
Carapá Biological RefugeIV3,250
Cerro Cabrera Ecological Reserve - 
Cerro Corá National ParkII5,538
Cerros Kói y Chororí Natural MonumentIII17
Chovoreca National Park -100,953
Defensores del Chaco National ParkII780,000
Golondrina II Private Reserve- 2,000
Golondrina III Private Reserve- 15,477
Itabó Biological ReserveIV13,807
Ka’i Rague Natural Private ReserveIV1,800
Kuri'y Natural MonumentIII2,000
Lago Ypoá National Park- 100,000
Laguna Rey 40 Private Reserve- 6,765
Limoy Biological ReserveIV15,702
M. Cient. Moisés Bertoni Natural Monument -199
Macizo Acahay Natural MonumentIII2,500
Mbaracayu Biological RefugeIV1,356
Médanos del Chaco National ParkII514,233
Morombi Natural Private ReserveIV25,000
Ñacunday National ParkII2,000
Natural Reserve del Bosque Mbaracayú Private ReserveV61,979
Paso Bravo National Park -93,612
Pikyry Biological RefugeIV900
Reserve p/National Park Estero Milagro Ecological Reserve -25,000
Río Negro National ParkII123,000
RRM Hill Sarambí Ecological Reserve- Managed Resources Reserve RRMVI30,000
San Luis National ParkII10,273
San Rafael Managed Resource ReserveVI70,000
Tati Yupi Biological RefugeIV2,245
Tentiente Agripino Enciso National ParkII40,000
Tinfunqué National Park -280,000
Yabebyry Wilderness AreaIV30,000
Ybycuí National ParkII5,000
Ybytyruzú Managed Resource ReserveVI24,000
Ypacaraí National ParkII16,000

 

Map of Paraguay. Source: <a href='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html' class='external text' title='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html' rel='nofollow'>The CIA World Factbook</a> Map of Paraguay. 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 Paraguay". 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 November 2, 2011; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Paraguay>

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