Protected areas of Eswatini include any geographical area protected for a specific use inside the landlocked country of Eswatini, in

southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...

. Within Eswatini there is a mix of national, private and community-owned

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 ...

. They include

national parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...

nature reserves 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 ...

wildlife sanctuaries 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 ...

and game reserves.

National parks

* Hlane Royal National Park

Wildlife sanctuaries

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is Eswatini's oldest protected area, owned and managed by a non-profit trust. Overview The sanctuary serves as a headquarters for the Big Game Parks including Mlilwane's sister reserves Hlane Royal National Park and ...

Game reserves

Mbuluzi Game Reserve Mbuluzi Game Reserve is a privately owned reserve in Eswatini, within the Lubombo Conservancy. There are 3 lodges privately situated on the Mlawula River, and a campsite, situated above some rapids in the Mbuluzi River. Wildlife Large wildlife sp ...

* Dombeya Game Reserve *

Mkhaya Game Reserve Mkhaya Game Reserve is a protected area in Eswatini. It is located along the MR8 road. Characteristics It is situated in lowveld wilderness in the southeast of Eswatini and is made up of acacia-dominated thornveld in the south and broadleaf san ...

Nature reserves

Hawane Nature Reserve Hawane Nature Reserve was first established in 1978 to protect an area of marsh along the Mbuluzi River in Eswatini. This area included the natural habitat of '' Kniphofia umbrina'', a rare Eswatini endemic red hot poker. When the Hawane dam was ...

Malolotja Nature Reserve 280px, View on the national park Malolotja National Park covers of mountain wilderness on Eswatini's northwestern border with South Africa. The park includes Ngwenya Mountain, Eswatini's second highest mountain (1,829 m), and Malolotja Falls whic ...

* Mantenga Nature Reserve *

Mlawula Nature Reserve View from Magadzevane Camp on the Lubombo mountains Blue wildebeest and impala in ''Acacia nigrescens">impala.html" ;"title="Blue wildebeest and impala">Blue wildebeest and impala in ''Acacia nigrescens'' savanna The Mlawula Nature Reserve is ...

* Phophonyane Falls Nature Reserve * Shewula Community Nature ReserveShewula Community Nature Reserve
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Other protected areas

* Bulembu National Landscape * Hlane * Makhonjwa National Landscape * Mbuluzi * Mhlosinga * Mkhaya * Mlilwane * Muti Muti * Phophonyane * Nisela (private, unproclaimed) * Nkhalashane Siza Ranch * Sondeza National Landscape

Eswatini's involvement with various transfrontier parks

* Lubombo Conservancy, as part of the

Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area The Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area was born out of the Peace Park Foundation’s vision to establish a network of transfrontier conservation areas in southern Africa. It straddles the border between South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal provin ...

* Nsubane Pongola Transfrontier Conservation Area *

Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Conservation Area The Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Censervation Area is a peace park located on the South Africa - Eswatini border between Barberton (South Africa) and Pigg's Peak (Eswatini) and covers an area of approximately , with potential extensions o ...

Usuthu-Tembe-Futi Transfrontier Conservation Area Usuthu-Tembe-Futi Transfrontier Conservation Area is a group of protected areas in southern Africa, straddling parts of South Africa, Mozambique and Eswatini, including the following: * Maputo Special Reserve (Mozambique). * The Futi Corridor (M ...

, incorporating Usuthu Gorge

Lubombo Conservancy

Situated in the

Lubombo District Lubombo is a region of Eswatini, located in the east of the country. It has an area of 5,849.11 km² and a population of 212,531 (2017). Its administrative center is Siteki. It borders all three other regions: Hhohho to the north, Manzini ...

, the conservancy is part of the

, which straddles the border between South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, southern

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

and the northeastern part of Eswatini. It includes the Hlane Royal National Park, the

, the Shewula Community Nature Reserve, the

, the Nkhalashane Siza Ranch and the Inyoni Yami Swaziland Irrigation Scheme (IYSIS). It is Eswatini's largest conservancy area.

References

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