Protected areas of El Salvador

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Protected areas of El Salvador

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:38 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce
Source: WDPA
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Protected area highlights for El Salvador (January 31, 2008):

  1. of
    Areas

Area
km2

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

77

281

1.0%

- Terrestrial (% of Costa Rica's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

77

281

1.3%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

1

0.25

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

Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites)

3

786

There are three wetlands in El Salvador recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="left" | Marine or
Terrestrial ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Area
(hectares) ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Marine
Area
(hectares) |- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Area Natural Protegida Laguna del Jocotal
Terrestrial 1,571

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | Complejo Bahía de Jiquilisco

Both 63,500 63,500

|- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Embalse Cerrón Grande

Terrestrial 13,500

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 94 nationally recognized protected areas in El Salvador (17 more than in the summary above):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name (IUCN Designation]) ! scope="col" align="center" | Marine or
Terrestrial ! scope="col" align="center" |
Total
Area
(hectares)
 |- align="left"
Andes, Paraiso, Cipres, San Jose Miramar, San Isidro, Ojo De Protective Zone Terrestrial 350
Barra de Santiago Area de Uso Múltiple Both 2,234
Bolivar Protective Zone Terrestrial 22
Buena Esperanza Protective Zone Terrestrial 70
Buenos Aires Y El Carmen Protective Zone Terrestrial 24
Casamta Y La Pezota Protective Zone Terrestrial 196
Chaguantique Protective Zone Terrestrial 49
Chanmico Protective Zone Terrestrial 456
Chilanguera Protective Zone Terrestrial 371
Chiquileca Protective Zone Terrestrial 148
Colima Biological Reserve Terrestrial 2
Comaesland, El Socorro, Izcacuyo Protective Zone Terrestrial 102
Complejo Cacahuatique Area de Protección y Recuperación Natural Terrestrial 876
Complejo Los Volcanes Both 1,128
Coquiama Protective Zone Terrestrial 150
El Amatal Protective Zone Terrestrial 200
El Balsamar Terrestrial 49
El Cortijo O Aguachapio Protective Zone Terrestrial 22
El Espino Protective Zone Terrestrial 570
El Faro/Maquigue/Suravaya/Maquigue I Protective Zone Terrestrial 480
El Imposible (II) Terrestrial 3,820
El Obrajuelo Protective Zone Terrestrial 259
El Once Y La Paz Protective Zone Terrestrial 19
El Pichiche O Azacualpa Protective Zone Terrestrial 56
El Pital Area de Protección y Recuperación Natural Terrestrial 400
El Sitio Terrestrial 68
El Socorro II Protective Zone Terrestrial 447
El Sunza Protective Zone Terrestrial 150
El Tamarindo Protective Zone Terrestrial 15
El Tecomatal Protective Zone Terrestrial 174
El Tercio Protective Zone Terrestrial 33
Escuintla Biological Reserve Terrestrial 933
Espiritu Santo Protective Zone Terrestrial 67
Estuario del Río Lempa Both 1,1000
Isla martin Perez Protective Zone Terrestrial 10
Isla Pirigallo Protective Zone Terrestrial 2
Isla San Sebastion Area de Uso Múltiple Terrestrial 229
Isla Tasajera Protective Zone Terrestrial 734
Isla/Argentina/Colunbia/14 Y 15 De marzo/ Abriles/Jabali/Gran Protective Zone Terrestrial 823
La Cabana Protective Zone Terrestrial 2,900
La Calzada Protective Zone Terrestrial 27
La Esperanza O Ceiba Doblada Protective Zone Terrestrial 8
La Estancia Protective Zone Terrestrial 533
La Joya Natural Monument Terrestrial 1,022
La Labor Protective Zone Terrestrial 11
La Magdalena Protective Zone Terrestrial 726
La Palma Protective Zone Terrestrial 1
La Presa Protective Zone Terrestrial 688
La Redencion Protective Zone Terrestrial 40
Laguna de Alegria Natural Monument Terrestrial 150
Laguna de Las Ninfas Wildlife Reserve Terrestrial 300
Laguna Del Jocotal Protective Zone Terrestrial 1,877
Laguna Verde Terrestrial 300
Las Lajas Terrestrial 516
Las Mercedes,Santa Maria Terrestrial 122
Las Tablas Terrestrial 28
Las Termopilas Area de Uso Múltiple Terrestrial 200
Las Trincheras/Las Victorias/Los Lagartos Protective Zone Terrestrial 389
Los Tablones Protective Zone Terrestrial 2
Monte Hermoso Protective Zone Terrestrial 97
Montecristo National Park Terrestrial 2,000
Morrales de Pasaquina Area de Protección y Recuperación Natural Terrestrial 200
Nancuchiname La Maroma, Mata De Pina, Porcion 5 Y 6 Terrestrial 1,030
Normandia Biological Reserve Terrestrial 377
Pananalapa Protective Zone Terrestrial 90
Parque Walter T. Deininger Area de Uso Múltiple Terrestrial 732
Parras Lempa Biological Reserve Terrestrial 21
Plan De Amayo Protective Zone Terrestrial 172
Puerto caballo I Protective Zone Terrestrial 5
Puerto Caballo II Protective Zone Terrestrial 77
Rancho Grande O El Junquillo Protective Zone Terrestrial 211
San Andres Terrestrial 84
San Arturo Protective Zone Terrestrial 50
San Carlos Terrestrial 124
San Carlos O Concepcion Protective Zone Terrestrial 98
San Cayetano O El Chaparron Protective Zone Terrestrial 127
San Diego y La Barra National Park Terrestrial 1,843
San Felipe Terrestrial 400
San Francisco Dos Cerros Protective Zone Terrestrial 269
San Jeronimo Protective Zone Terrestrial 52
San Juan Buena Vista Protective Zone Terrestrial 193
San Lorenzo Terrestrial 90
San Rafael Los Naranjos Terrestrial 49
Santa Agueda o El Zope Protective Zone Terrestrial 35
Santa Barbara Terrestrial 177
Santa Clara Area de Protección y Recuperación Natural Both 602
Santa Rita/Cara Sucia/El Chino/La Barra Terrestrial 296
Sirama Loudes Protective Zone Terrestrial 99
Tahuapa Protective Zone Terrestrial 24
Talcualhuya Protective Zone Terrestrial 980
Taquillo Protective Zone Terrestrial 141
Tierra Blanca Protective Zone Terrestrial 420
Volcan De San Miguel Protective Zone Terrestrial 1,200
Volcan De San Vicente Protective Zone Terrestrial 150

Source: CIA World Fact Book

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Further Reading:

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

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