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Protected areas of Uruguay

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:59 pm
Updated: November 2, 2011, 1:10 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 Uruguay (January 31, 2008):

 

# of
Areas

Area
km2

 

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

20

674

0.3%

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

20

642

0.4%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

4

32

 

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

 

 

 

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2

2

 

 

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2

0

 

 

Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

4

249

 

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

1

2,000

 


The following areas in Uruguay are internationally recognized as important:

  • Bañados del Este y Franja Costera - Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):
  • Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay - Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):
  • Bañados del Este - [UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves]]

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 34 nationally recognized protected areas in Uruguay (14 more than in the summary above):

Site NameIUCN
Designation		Marine or TerrestrialTotal
Area
(hectares)
Anchorena National ParkVTerrestrial1,370
Andresito Park ParkVTerrestrial162
Arboretum de Lussich Forest Reserve Terrestrial300
Arequita National ParkVTerrestrial1,000
Bañados de Arazatí Terrestrial2,000
Bañados de Farrapos Terrestrial8,000
Bosques y bañados del Yaguarí Terrestrial12,000
Bosques y costas del bajo Río Negro Terrestrial6,000
Cabo Polonio y Aguas Dulces Forest Reserve Terrestrial6,000
Costa Atlántica Natural MonumentIIIBoth650
Costas y barrancas de Colonia Terrestrial10,000
Cuchilla de Haedo Terrestrial18,000
Cuchilla del Catalán Terrestrial17,000
Dunas de Cabo Polonio Natural MonumentIIIBoth1,000
El Tapado Terrestrial1,000
Fortaleza de Sta. Teresa Historical Monument Terrestrial1,050
Fortaleza de Sta. Teresa. National ParkVBoth3,290
Franklin Delano Roosevelt National ParkVBoth1,492
Fuerte San Miguel National ParkVTerrestrial1,553
Fuerte San Miguel Historical Monument Terrestrial1,553
Humedales del Este Terrestrial260,000
Islas de Río Negro National ParkVTerrestrial1,850
Islas Fiscales del Río Uruguay National Forest Terrestrial6,660
Lacustre National ParkVTerrestrial15,250
Laguna de Castillos Wildlife ReserveIVTerrestrial8,185
Laguna Merín Terrestrial314,000
Lagunas de José Ignacio, Garzón y Rocha Area de Uso Múltiple Terrestrial15,250
Meseta de Artigas Historical Monument Terrestrial50
Quebracho Terrestrial1,000
Quebrada de los Cuervos Municipal Reserve Terrestrial400
Quebrada de los Cuervos Protected Natural Area Terrestrial366
Rincón de Perez Terrestrial13,500
Serranías del Este Terrestrial60,000
Sierras de Mahoma y del Mal Abrigo Terrestrial5,000

Map of Uruguay. Source: <a href='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html' class='external text' title='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html' rel='nofollow'>The CIA World Factbook</a> Map of Uruguay. 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 Uruguay". 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_Uruguay>

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