Protected areas of Rwanda

Published: June 12, 2009, 11:31 am

Source: WDPA

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Geography (main)

Protected area highlights for Rwanda (January 31, 2008):	# of Areas	Area km2
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Rwanda's Territorial Area)	5	2,008	7.6%
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2	1

Volcans National Park is a World Heritage Site

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports10 nationally recognized protected areas in Rwanda (5 more than in the summary above):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="center" | IUCN Designation ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Area
(Hectares) |-

Akagera National Park	II	90,000
Akanyaru wetlands	-	15,389
Cyamudongo Forest Reserve	-	300
Gishwati Forest Reserve	IV	600
Mukura Forest Reserve	IV	1,200
Mutara	-
Nyabarongo River Wetlands	-	14,262
Nyungwe National Park	IV	103,000
Rugezi Marsh	-	1,200
Volcans National Park	II	12,000

Map of Rwanda. Source: CIA World factbook

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Further Reading:

• 1. World Resources Institute(accessed May 26, 2009)
  2. World Database on Protected Areas (accessed June 11, 2009)
     

Citation

(2009). Protected areas of Rwanda. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Protected_areas_of_Rwanda