There are several protected areas of French Guiana, an
overseas region and
department of
France
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located in
South America
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. The largest
protected area is the
Guiana Amazonian Park
Guiana Amazonian Park (french: Parc amazonien de Guyane) is the largest national park of France, aiming at protecting part of the Amazonian forest located in French Guiana which covers 41% of the region. It is the largest park in France as wel ...
which covers .
As of 2020, 52% of the land territory is protected, and contains one
national park, one regional
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
, six national nature reserves, two
wilderness area
Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...
s, and 20 sites protected by
Conservatoire du littoral The ''Conservatoire du littoral'' ("Coastal protection agency") (official name: ''Conservatoire de l'espace littoral et des rivages lacustres'') is a French public organisation created in 1975 to ensure the protection of outstanding natural areas on ...
.
Wilderness areas
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Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve. 2012. 644 km
2.
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Petite Montagnes Tortue Biological Reserve. 2016. 24 km
2.
Nature parks
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Guiana Amazonian Park
Guiana Amazonian Park (french: Parc amazonien de Guyane) is the largest national park of France, aiming at protecting part of the Amazonian forest located in French Guiana which covers 41% of the region. It is the largest park in France as wel ...
. 2007. 20,300 km
2.
Nature reserves
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Amana Nature Reserve. 1998. 148 km
2.
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Île du Grand Connétable National Nature Reserve. 1992. 78.5 km
2.
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Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve. 1998. 947 km
2.
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Mont Grand Matoury Nature Reserve. 2006. 21 km
2.
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Nouragues Nature Reserve. 1995. 1,000 km
2.
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Trésor Regional Nature Reserve. 2010. 25 km
2.
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La Trinité National Nature Reserve. 1996. 760 km
2.
Protected areas
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Crique et Pripri Yiyi. 1995. 284 km
2.
* . 2013. 0.017 km
2.
* . 2015. 5 km
2.
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Îlet la Mère. 2000. 0.49 km
2.
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Montagne d'Argent. 1998. 7.13 km
2.
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Petit Cayenne. 2008. 23 km
2.
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Piste de l'Anse. 2008. 18 km
2.
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Pointe Liberte. 2015. 0.82 km
2.
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Prison of the Annamites. 2012. 2 km
2.
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Rivages de Cayenne. 1983. 0.51 km
2.
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Rive Droite du Mahury. 2013, 54 km
2.
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Salines de Montjoly. 1985. 0.63 km
2.
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Salvation Islands. 1979. 0.22 km
2.
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Savanes de Wayabo. 2015, 9.7 km
2.
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Savanes et Marais de Macouria. 2013. 45 km
2.
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Savane Des Peres. 2016. 6.2 km
2.
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Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...
and
Vieux Broussard Falls. 2000. 180 km
2.
References
External links
Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane(in French)
{{South America topic, Protected areas of
Environment of French Guiana
protected areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. ...
Protected areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...