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Protected areas of Peru

Protected areas of Peru

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:57 pm
Updated: May 27, 2009, 12:57 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
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This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

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

 

# of
Areas

Area
km2

 

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

61

179,262

13.2%

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

61

177,253

13.8%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

2

2,010

 

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

 

 

 

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2

30

 

 

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2

7

 

 

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

12

67,806

 

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

3

36,684

 


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

Site NameMarine or
Terrestrial		Total
Area
(hectares)		Total
Marine
Area
(hectares)
Bofedales y Laguna de SalinasTerrestrial17,657 
Complejo de humedales del Abanico del río PastazaTerrestrial3,827,329 
Humedal Lucre - HuacarpayTerrestrial1,979 
Lago Titicaca (Peruvian sector)Terrestrial460,000 
Laguna del Indio - Dique de los EspañolesTerrestrial502 
Lagunas Las ArreviatadasTerrestrial1,250 
Pacaya SamiriaTerrestrial2,080,000 
ParacasBoth335,000217,594
Reserva Nacional de JunínTerrestrial53,000 
Santuario Nacional Lagunas de MejíaBoth691691
Santuario Nacional Los Manglares de TumbesBoth2,972 
Zona Reservada Los Pantanos de VillaBoth263 

Other internationally recognized areas are:

  • Noroeste Biosphere Reserve - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
  • Reserva de la Biósfera de Huascarán - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
  • Reserva de la Biósfera del Manu - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu - World Heritage Site
  • Huascarán National Park - World Heritage Site
  • Manú National Park - World Heritage Site
  • Rio Abiseo National Park - World Heritage Site

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 64 nationally recognized protected areas in Peru (3 more than in the summary above):

Site NameIUCN
Designation		Marine or
Terrestrial		Total Area
(hectares)		Total
Marine Area
(hectares)
A.B. Canal Nuevo Imperial Protection ForestVITerrestrial18 
Alexander von Humboldt National Forest Terrestrial537,438 
Algarrobal El Moro Reserved Zone Terrestrial321 
Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve Terrestrial58,069 
Alto Mayo Protection ForestVITerrestrial182,000 
Alto Purus National Park Terrestrial2,510,694 
Amarakaeri Communal Reserve Terrestrial402,336 
Ampay National SanctuaryIIITerrestrial3,636 
Ashaninka Communal Reserve Terrestrial1,844,68 
Aymara Lupaca Reserved Zone Terrestrial300,000 
Bahuaja Sonene National ParkIITerrestrial1,091,416 
Biabo-Cordillera Azul National Forest Terrestrial2,068,500 
Bosque de Pomac Historical Sanctuary Terrestrial5,887 
Calipuy National SanctuaryIIITerrestrial4,500 
Calipuy National ReserveVITerrestrial64,000 
Cerros de Amotape National ParkIITerrestrial91,300 
Chacamarca Historical SanctuaryVTerrestrial2,500 
Chancaybaños Reserved Zone Terrestrial2,628 
Cordillera Azul National Park Terrestrial1,353,191 
Cordillera de Colan Reserved Zone Terrestrial64,115 
Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone Terrestrial67,590 
Cutervo National ParkIITerrestrial2,500 
El Angolo Hunting ReserveVITerrestrial65,000 
El Sira Communal Reserve Terrestrial616,413 
Gueppi Reserved Zone Terrestrial625,971 
Huascarán National ParkIITerrestrial340,000 
Huayllay National SanctuaryIIITerrestrial6,815 
Junín National ReserveVITerrestrial53,000 
Lachay National ReserveVITerrestrial5,070 
Lagunas de Mejía National SanctuaryIIITerrestrial691 
Laquipampa Reserved Zone Terrestrial11,347 
Machiguenga Communal Reserve Terrestrial218,906 
Machupicchu Historical SanctuaryVTerrestrial32,592 
Manglares de Tumbes National SanctuaryIVBoth2,972990
Manú National ParkIITerrestrial1,716,295 
Megantoni National Sanctuary Terrestrial215,869 
Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve Terrestrial221,268 
Otishi National Park Terrestrial305,973 
Pacaya Samiria National ReserveVITerrestrial2,080,000 
Pagaibamba Protection ForestVITerrestrial2,078 
Pampa de Ayacucho Historical SanctuaryVTerrestrial300 
Pampa Galeras Barbara D' Achille National ReserveVITerrestrial6,500 
Pampa Hermosa Reserved Zone Terrestrial9,575 
Pantanos de Villa Reserved Zone Terrestrial263 
Paracas National ReserveVIBoth335,000200,000
Pastaza-Morona-Marañón National Forest Terrestrial375,000 
Pucacuro Reserved Zone Terrestrial637,919 
Pui Pui Protection ForestVITerrestrial60,000 
Puquio Santa Rosa Protection ForestVITerrestrial73 
Purus Communal ReserveVITerrestrial202,033 
Río Abiseo National ParkIITerrestrial274,520 
Río Rímac Reserved Zone Terrestrial  
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National ReserveVITerrestrial366,936 
San Matias San Carlos Protection ForestVITerrestrial145,818 
Santiago Comaina Reserved Zone Terrestrial1,642,567 
Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi Landscape Reserve Terrestrial430,550 
Sunchubamba Hunting ReserveVITerrestrial59,735 
Tabaconas Namballe National SanctuaryIIITerrestrial295,000 
Tambopata National Reserve Terrestrial274,690 
Tingo María National ParkIITerrestrial4,777 
Titicaca National ReserveVITerrestrial36,180 
Tumbes Reserved Zone Terrestrial75,102 
Yanachaga-Chemillen National ParkIITerrestrial122,000 
Yánesha Communal ReserveVITerrestrial34,744

 

Map of Peru Source: CIA, <a 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 Peru Source: CIA, The 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 Peru". 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 February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Peru>

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