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national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

s, partial nature reserves, integral nature reserves, and regional nature parks. As of mid-2020, protected areas 87,507 km, or 7% of Angola's land area.UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for Angola from the World Database of Protected Areas, June 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

National parks

(IUCN protected area category II) *

Iona National Park Iona National Park (Portuguese: ) is the largest national park in Angola. It is situated in the Southwestern corner of the country, in Namibe Province. It is roughly bound by the Atlantic Ocean to the West, an escarpment to the East that marks ...

(15,150 km²) est. 1964 *

Quiçama National Park Quiçama National Park, also known as Kissama National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Quiçama or Parque Nacional da Quissama), is a national park in northwestern Angola. It is the only functioning national park in all of Angola, with the o ...

(9,960 km²) est. 1957 *

Cameia National Park Cameia National Park is a national park in the Moxico province of Angola, located at about 1100 m above sea level. Covering a surface of 14.450 km. It shares its name with the nearby municipality of Cameia. The Cameia–Luacano road forms the nor ...

(14,450 km²) est. 1938 * Bicuar National Park (7,900 km²) est. 1964 *

Cangandala National Park Cangandala National Park is a national park in Malanje Province, Angola. It is situated between the Cuije river and 2 unnamed territories of the Cuanza, with the towns of Culamagia and Techongolola on the edges of the park. It is the smallest ...

(630 km²) est. 1970 *

Mupa National Park Mupa National Park is a national park in Angola's Cunene province and covers an area of 6600 square kilometers. It was proclaimed a national park on 26 December 1964 while Angola was a Portuguese territory. It is significant for its expected wi ...

(6,600 km²) est. 1964 *

Luengue-Luiana National Park Luengue-Luiana National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Luengue-Luiana) is a national park in Angola. Geography The park covers an area of 22,610 km². It located in Cuando Cubango Province in the southeastern corner of Angola. The park is boun ...

(22,610 km²) est. 1966 * Mavinga National Park (5,950 km²) est. 1966

Integral nature reserves

(IUCN protected area category IV) *

Ilheu dos Passaros Integral Nature Reserve Ilheu is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in south-western France. See also * Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department * Barousse valley References

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(2 km²) est. 1973 * Luando Integral Nature Reserve (8280 km²) est. 1957

Partial reserves

(IUCN protected area category IV) * Buffalo Partial Reserve (400 km²) est. 1974 *

Namibe Partial Reserve Namibe Partial Reserve () is a protected area in Angola. It is located to the north of Iona National Park, and separated by a narrow strip of occupied land along the Curoca River. This reserve has IUCN Category IV status and was proclaimed in 196 ...

(4,450 km²) est. 1960

Regional nature parks

(IUCN protected area category V) * Chimalavera Regional Nature Park (100 km²) est. 1974

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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 ...

Nature conservation in Angola

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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 ...