Protected areas of Paraguay

Published: May 27, 2009, 12:56 pm

Updated: November 2, 2011, 2:40 pm

Contributing Author: Elisa Triana

Source: WDPA

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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):

25,000

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | Lago Ypoá

100,000

|- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Laguna Chaco Lodge

2,500

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | Laguna Teniente Rojas Silva

8,470

|- style="background-color: #f7f6f3" align="left" | align="left" | Río Negro

370,000

|- style="background-color: White" align="left" | align="left" | 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:

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name (all terrestrial, none marine)
! scope="col" align="center" | IUCN Designation ! scope="col" align="center" | Total
Area
(hectares) |- align="left"

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