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Kuršių Nerija National Park is one of the five
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 in
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
. It was established in 1991 to protect the unique
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...
s of the
Curonian Spit and
Curonian Lagoon.
Kuršių Nerija National Park is protected by the state, under the Lithuanian law of Protected Areas. Since 1997 it is a member of
EUROPARC Federation The EUROPARC Federation, also known as the "Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe", is an independent, non-governmental organisation which aims to work with national parks across Europe in enhancing protection. Founded in 1973 in Basel
...
. The Park has Category II in the classification of the IUCN.
Kursiu Nerijos Nacionalinis Parkas in Lithuania
''Protected Planet''
Nagliai nature reserve
Nagliai nature reserve protects the Dead dunes. Dead (''Mirusios''), or Gray (''Pilkosios'') dunes are large sand hills built by strong winds, with ravines and erosions. Nagliai nature reserve is a place for habitats of rare plants, included in the Red Book, four villages and two old cemetery sites that are hiding under the sand. Any human activity is prohibited in the reserve except for scientific observations. The cognitive trail of Nagliai is the only place from which you can explore the reserve's objects.
In 1675–1854 four Nagliai villages here were covered in sand.
See also
* List of national parks in the Baltics
This is a list of the national parks in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Estonia
There are 6 national parks in Estonia.
Latvia
There are 4 national parks in Latvia.
Lithuania
There are 5 national parks in Lithuania.< ...
* Curonian Spit National Park (Russia)
*Parnidis Dune
The Parnidis Dune ( lt, Parnidžio kopa) is a drifting (semi-permanent) coastal sand dune on the Curonian Spit, southeast of Nida, Lithuania, near the Lithuania-Russia border of the spit. It is nearly all bare and rising up to above sea level. ...
References
External links
Official Web page of the Park
The Trail of Nagliai Nature Reserve
National parks of Lithuania
Protected areas established in 1991
1991 establishments in Lithuania
Tourist attractions in Klaipėda County
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