Protected areas of Paraguay
Published: May 27, 2009, 12:56 pm
Updated: November 2, 2011, 2:40 pm
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Juan Pablo ArceProtected 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 Name | Total Area
(hectares) |
|---|
| Estero Milagro | 25,000 |
| Lago Ypoá | 100,000 |
| Laguna Chaco Lodge | 2,500 |
| Laguna Teniente Rojas Silva | 8,470 |
| Río Negro | 370,000 |
| Tifunque | 280,000 |
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 Reserve | IV | 5,714 |
| Bella Vista National Park | II | 7,311 |
| Caaguazú National Park | II | 16,000 |
| Cabrera Timane National Park | - | 125,823 |
| Carapá Biological Refuge | IV | 3,250 |
| Cerro Cabrera Ecological Reserve | - | |
| Cerro Corá National Park | II | 5,538 |
| Cerros Kói y Chororí Natural Monument | III | 17 |
| Chovoreca National Park | - | 100,953 |
| Defensores del Chaco National Park | II | 780,000 |
| Golondrina II Private Reserve | - | 2,000 |
| Golondrina III Private Reserve | - | 15,477 |
| Itabó Biological Reserve | IV | 13,807 |
| Ka’i Rague Natural Private Reserve | IV | 1,800 |
| Kuri'y Natural Monument | III | 2,000 |
| Lago Ypoá National Park | - | 100,000 |
| Laguna Rey 40 Private Reserve | - | 6,765 |
| Limoy Biological Reserve | IV | 15,702 |
| M. Cient. Moisés Bertoni Natural Monument | - | 199 |
| Macizo Acahay Natural Monument | III | 2,500 |
| Mbaracayu Biological Refuge | IV | 1,356 |
| Médanos del Chaco National Park | II | 514,233 |
| Morombi Natural Private Reserve | IV | 25,000 |
| Ñacunday National Park | II | 2,000 |
| Natural Reserve del Bosque Mbaracayú Private Reserve | V | 61,979 |
| Paso Bravo National Park | - | 93,612 |
| Pikyry Biological Refuge | IV | 900 |
| Reserve p/National Park Estero Milagro Ecological Reserve | - | 25,000 |
| Río Negro National Park | II | 123,000 |
| RRM Hill Sarambí Ecological Reserve- Managed Resources Reserve RRM | VI | 30,000 |
| San Luis National Park | II | 10,273 |
| San Rafael Managed Resource Reserve | VI | 70,000 |
| Tati Yupi Biological Refuge | IV | 2,245 |
| Tentiente Agripino Enciso National Park | II | 40,000 |
| Tinfunqué National Park | - | 280,000 |
| Yabebyry Wilderness Area | IV | 30,000 |
| Ybycuí National Park | II | 5,000 |
| Ybytyruzú Managed Resource Reserve | VI | 24,000 |
| Ypacaraí National Park | II | 16,000 |
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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 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 May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Paraguay>
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 Name | Total Area
(hectares) |
|---|
| Estero Milagro | 25,000 |
| Lago Ypoá | 100,000 |
| Laguna Chaco Lodge | 2,500 |
| Laguna Teniente Rojas Silva | 8,470 |
| Río Negro | 370,000 |
| Tifunque | 280,000 |
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 Reserve | IV | 5,714 |
| Bella Vista National Park | II | 7,311 |
| Caaguazú National Park | II | 16,000 |
| Cabrera Timane National Park | - | 125,823 |
| Carapá Biological Refuge | IV | 3,250 |
| Cerro Cabrera Ecological Reserve | - | |
| Cerro Corá National Park | II | 5,538 |
| Cerros Kói y Chororí Natural Monument | III | 17 |
| Chovoreca National Park | - | 100,953 |
| Defensores del Chaco National Park | II | 780,000 |
| Golondrina II Private Reserve | - | 2,000 |
| Golondrina III Private Reserve | - | 15,477 |
| Itabó Biological Reserve | IV | 13,807 |
| Ka’i Rague Natural Private Reserve | IV | 1,800 |
| Kuri'y Natural Monument | III | 2,000 |
| Lago Ypoá National Park | - | 100,000 |
| Laguna Rey 40 Private Reserve | - | 6,765 |
| Limoy Biological Reserve | IV | 15,702 |
| M. Cient. Moisés Bertoni Natural Monument | - | 199 |
| Macizo Acahay Natural Monument | III | 2,500 |
| Mbaracayu Biological Refuge | IV | 1,356 |
| Médanos del Chaco National Park | II | 514,233 |
| Morombi Natural Private Reserve | IV | 25,000 |
| Ñacunday National Park | II | 2,000 |
| Natural Reserve del Bosque Mbaracayú Private Reserve | V | 61,979 |
| Paso Bravo National Park | - | 93,612 |
| Pikyry Biological Refuge | IV | 900 |
| Reserve p/National Park Estero Milagro Ecological Reserve | - | 25,000 |
| Río Negro National Park | II | 123,000 |
| RRM Hill Sarambí Ecological Reserve- Managed Resources Reserve RRM | VI | 30,000 |
| San Luis National Park | II | 10,273 |
| San Rafael Managed Resource Reserve | VI | 70,000 |
| Tati Yupi Biological Refuge | IV | 2,245 |
| Tentiente Agripino Enciso National Park | II | 40,000 |
| Tinfunqué National Park | - | 280,000 |
| Yabebyry Wilderness Area | IV | 30,000 |
| Ybycuí National Park | II | 5,000 |
| Ybytyruzú Managed Resource Reserve | VI | 24,000 |
| Ypacaraí National Park | II | 16,000 |
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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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