Venezuela's Protected Areas
National Parks (43) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Duida-Marahuaca | Amazonas | II | 373,740 | 1979 | Guianan highland moist forest, Tepuis | |
Parima-Tapirapecó | Amazonas | II | 3,900,000 | 1991 | Guianan highland moist forest, Uatama Moist forest, Tepuis | |
Serranía la Neblina | Amazonas | II | 1,360,000 | 1978 | Japura-Negro moist Forest | |
Yapacana | Amazonas | II | 320,000 | 1979 | Guianan highlands moist forest, Tepuis | |
Cinaruco-Capanaparo | Apure | II | 584,368 | 1987 | Llanos savannas and Llanos dry forest | |
Río Viejo | Apure | II | 68,200 | 1992 | Llanos savannas and Llanos dry forest | |
Henri Pittier | Aragua, Carabobo | II | 107,800 | 1937 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Tapo Caparo | Barinas, Merida, Tachira | II | 205,000 | 1993 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Canaima | Bolivar | II | 3,000,000 | 1962 | Guianan highland moist forest, Tepuis | |
Jaua-Sarisariñama | Bolivar | II | 330,000 | 1978 | Guianan highland moist forest, Tepuis | |
San Esteban | Carabobo | II | 43,500 | 1988 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Tirgua | Cojedes, Yaracuy | II | 91,000 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Macarao | D.F., Miranda | II | 15,000 | 1973 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Avila | D.F., Miranda, Vargas | II | 81,800 | 1958 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Mariusa-Delta del Orinoco | Delta Amacuro | II | 331,000 | 1991 | Amazon-Orinoco (segment 0) Mangroves, Orinoco wetlands | |
Archipielago Los Roques | Dependencia Federal | II | 221,120 | 1972 | Coral reef, Coastal Venezuela mangroves | |
Cueva Quebrada el Toro | Falcón | II | 8,500 | 1969 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Médanos de Coro | Falcón | II | 91,280 | 1974 | Paraguaná xeric scrubs, Paraguaná restingas | |
Morrocoy | Falcón | II | 32,090 | 1974 | Coral reef, Coastal Venezuela mangroves | |
Sierra de San Luís | Falcón | II | 20,000 | 1988 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Aguaro Guariquito | Guarico | II | 585,750 | 1974 | Llanos savannas and Llanos dry forest | |
Cerro Saroche | Lara | II | 32,294 | 1989 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Yacambú | Lara | II | 26,916 | 1962 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Guache | Lara, Portuguesa | II | 12,500 | 1992 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Terepaima | Lara, Portuguesa | II | 18,650 | 1976 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Dinira | Lara, Trujillo, Portuguesa | II | 45,328 | 1988 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Sierra Nevada | Merida, Barinas | II | 276,446 | 1952 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Páramos Batallón y La Negra | Merida, Tachira | II | 95,200 | 1989 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Sierra la Culata | Merida, Trujillo | II | 200,400 | 1989 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Guatopo | Miranda, Guárico | II | 122,464 | 1958 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Laguna de Tacarigua | Miranda, Guárico | II | 39,100 | 1974 | Coastal Venezuelan Mangroves | |
El Guácharo | Monagas, Sucre | II | 15,500 | 1975 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Cerro Copey | Nueva Esparta | II | 7,130 | 1974 | Araya and Paria xeric scrubs | |
Laguna de la Restinga | Nueva Esparta | II | 18,862 | 1974 | Restingas | |
Península de Paria | Sucre | II | 37,500 | 1978 | Paria Xeric scrubs | |
Turuépano | Sucre | II | 70,000 | 1991 | Orinoco Wetlands | |
Mochima | Sucre, Dep. Federales | II | 94,935 | 1973 | Coral reef, Coastal Venezuela mangroves | |
Chorro el Indio | Tachira | II | 10,800 | 1989 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
El Tamá | Táchira, Apure | II | 139,000 | 1978 | Cordillera Oriental montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Guaramacal | Trujillo, Portuguesa | II | 21,466 | 1988 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Yurubí | Yaracuy | II | 23,670 | 1960 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | |
Ciénagas de Juan Manuel | Zulia | II | 250,000 | 1991 | Coastal Venezuelan Mangroves, Catatumbo moist forest | |
Perijá | Zulia | II | 295,288 | 1978 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 13,595,725 | |||||
Natural Monuments (21) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | Relevant Scenery |
Cerro Autana | Amazonas | III | 30 | 1978 | Tepui | Evergreen lowland forest, tepui |
Piedra de Cocuy | Amazonas | III | 15 | 1978 | Amazonian savannas | Granitic outcrops |
Piedra La Tortuga y Piedra Pintada | Amazonas | III | 1,950 | 1992 | Amazonian savannas | Granitic rock with petrogliphs and cave painting, Largest petrogliph in the country |
Pico Codazzi | Aragua, Miranda, D.F. | III | 11,850 | 1991 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | Highest elevation in the central region of the Cordillera de la Costa |
Tepuyes Formations (there are actually 25 separate formations, not just one) | Bolivar y Amazonas | III | 1,069,820 | 1991 | Tepui | Ancient tabletop mountain, oldest rock in the world |
Cerro Santa Ana | Falcón | III | 1,900 | 1972 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | Evergreen forest, highest elevation of Paraguaná |
Cerro Platillón | Guárico | III | 8,000 | 1987 | Llanos dry forest, savannas | Highest elevation in the llanos |
Morros de Macaira | Guárico | III | 99 | 1978 | Llanos dry forest, savannas | Limestone marine outcrops |
Morros de San Juan (Arístides Rojas) | Guárico | III | 2,755 | 1949 | Llanos dry forest | Limestone marine outcrops |
Loma de León | Lara | III | 7,275 | 1989 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | Spiny mountain scrubs |
Chorrera de las González | Mérida | III | 126 | 1980 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | Andean cascades |
Laguna de Urao | Mérida | III | 29 | 1979 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | Lagoon with saline sediments |
Meseta La Galera | Mérida | III | 95 | 1992 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | Ancient tabletop mountain |
Cueva Alfredo Jahn | Miranda | III | 58 | 1978 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | Cave |
Cueva del Guácharo (Alejandro de Humboldt) | Monagas | III | 181 | 1949 | Cordillera de la Costa Montane forest | Largest cave in the country |
Cerros Matasiete y Guayamurí | Nueva Esparta | III | 1,672 | 1974 | Araya and Paria xeric scrubs | Xerofit coastal shrubs, historical place |
Laguna de las Marites | Nueva Esparta | III | 3,674 | 1974 | Coastal Venezuela mangroves | Xerofit coastal shrubs, mangroves, pound in Margarita Island |
Tetas de María Guevara | Nueva Esparta | III | 1,670 | 1974 | Araya and Paria xeric scrubs | Xerofit coastal srhubs, twin mountains in Margarita Island |
Abra de Río Frío | Táchira | III | 1,282 | 1993 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | Montane forest, Paramo |
Tetas de Niquitao-Guirigay | Trujillo | III | 18,000 | 1996 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest,Cordillera de Mérida páramo | Evergreen forest, andean paramos |
María Lionza | Yaracuy | III | 11,712 | 1960 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | Semideciduous forest, magic-religion peregrination place |
TOTAL Ha | 1,142,193 | |||||
(Excluding Tepuis) | 70,923 | |||||
Wildlife Refuges (7) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | Protected Fauna |
Caño Guaritico | Apure | IV | 9,300 | 1989 | Llanos savannas | Crocodylus intermedius, Caiman crocodylus, River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), Capybara, the turtle Podocnemys expansa, etc. |
Cianaga Los Olivitos | Zulia | IV | 25,723 | 1986 | Coastal Venezuela mangroves | Flamingos and other migratory birds, Crocodylus acutus, Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) |
Cuare | Falcón | IV | 11,825 | 1972 | Coastal Venezuela mangroves | Migratory bird species |
De la Tortuga Arrau | Apure, Bolivar | IV | 17,431 | 1989 | Orinoco Wetlands | Arrau turtle |
Estero de Chiriguare | Portuguesa | IV | 32,169 | 1974 | Llanos savannas | Jaguars, Pumas, Capybaras, Caimans, Egrets, etc. |
Isla de Aves | Dependencia Federal Isla de Aves | IV | 54 | 1972 | La Costa Xeric shrubland | 39 marine birds species, green turtle |
Laguna de Boca de Caño | Falcón | IV | 453 | 1989 | Paraguaná xeric shrubs, Paraguaná restingas | Migratory bird species and a great diversity of crustacean, moluscs and marine fish |
TOTAL Ha | 96,955 | |||||
Wildlife Reserves (5) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | Protected Fauna |
Ciénagas de Juan Manuel de Aguas Blancas y Negras | Zulia | IV | 70,680 | 1975 | Coastal Venezuelan Mangroves, Catatumbo moist forest | Chigüire, la gallineta pico verde, el oso melero y la baba |
Sabanas de Anaro | Barinas | IV | 16,331 | 1982 | Llanos savannas, Orinoco wetlands | araguatos, cachicamos, conejos, lapas, picures, zorros, cuchicuchis, zorros cangrejeros, mapurites, báquiros, monos araña, dantas, cunaguaros, garzas reales, garzas chuzmita, garcitas azules, pájaros vaco, gabánes, corocoras, arucos, güiriríes, águilas pescadoras, gavilanes habados, caricares, chiriguare, guacharacas y otros |
Gran Morichal | Delta Amacuro | IV | 129,700 | 2001 | Orinoco wetlands, Orinoco Delta swamp forests | loros (Amazona sp.), guacamayas (Ara sp.), manatíes (Trichechus manatús), báquiros (Tayassu sp.), lapas (Aguti paca), venados (Odocoileus virginianus), dantas (Tapirus terrestris), delfines de río (Sotalia fluviatilis), toninas (Inia geofrensis) y babas (Caiman crocodilus). |
Ciénaga de la Palmita e Islote de Pájaros | Zulia | IV | 2,525 | 2000 | Maracaibo Dry Forest | Nuerosas especies de aves de interés cinegético y amenazadas |
Esteros de Camaguán | Guárico | IV | 19,300 | 2000 | Llanos | Loros, cachicamos, lapas, picures, zorros, báquiros, cunaguaros, garzas reales, garzas chuzmita, garcitas azules, pájaros vaco, gabánes, corocoras, arucos, güiriríes, gavilanes habados, caricares, chiriguare, guacharacas, venados, delfines de río, toninas y babas. |
TOTAL Ha | 238,536 | |||||
Protective Zones (55) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Area Metropolitana de Caracas | D.F., Miranda | V | 84,300 | 1972 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Barquisimeto | Lara | V | 46,273 | 1987 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Cabos, Puntas y Lagunas de Isla de Margarita | Nueva Esparta | V | 1,549 | 1988 | La Costa xeric shrublands | |
Cerro El Volcán | Miranda | V | 554 | 1980 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Ciudad de Coro | Falcón | V | 19,720 | 1987 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Ciudad de Maracaibo | Zulia | V | 20,800 | 1986 | Maracaibo dry forest | |
Cuenca Alta de los Ríos Maticora y Cocuiza | Falcón, Lara, Zulia | V | 241,500 | 1974 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Cuenca Alta del Río Cojedes | Carabobo, Yaracuy, Cojedes | V | 276,000 | 1974 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Cuenca Alta del Río Tocuyo: Curarigua | Lara | V | 74,860 | 1992 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest, Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Cuenca Alta del Río Tocuyo: Dos Cerritos | Lara | V | 71,940 | 1990 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest, Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Cuenca Alta y Media del Río Machango | Zulia, Falcón | V | 113,000 | 1990 | Maracaibo dry forest | |
Cuenca Alta y Media del Río Orituco | Guárico | V | 43,000 | 1991 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Cuenca del Río Guárico | Aragua | V | 40,207 | 1974 | Llanos dry forest | |
Cuencas Alta y Media del Río Pao | Cojedes, Carabobo | V | 68,000 | 1974 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Distrito Guaicaipuro | Miranda | V | 560 | 1980 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
El Cigarrón | Guárico | V | 45,230 | 1989 | Llanos dry forest | |
Escalante-Onia-Mucujepe | Zulia, Táchira, Mérida | V | 101,125 | 1975 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Espacio Territorial próximo a la Costa Nacional | Defined as 80 m strip along entier 4006 km coast of VZ, minus the 260 km Guyana-VZ contested area | V | 299,680 | 1989 | La Costa xeric shrublands | |
La Machirí | Táchira | V | 2,000 | 1973 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
La Mariposa | Miranda | V | 2,810 | 1988 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
La Pereza | Miranda | V | 330 | 1982 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
La Tortuga Arrau | Apure, Bolívar | V | 9,856 | 1989 | Orinoco Wetlands | |
Laguna Blanca o del Morro | Nueva Esparta | V | 217 | 1992 | Coastal Venezuela mangroves | |
Laguna de la Danta | Barinas | V | 2,203 | 1974 | Llanos dry forest | |
Las González | Mérida | V | 11,220 | 1980 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Litoral Central | Vargas, Miranda | V | 39,723 | 1974 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest, La Costa xeric shrublands | |
Macizo Montañoso del Turimiquire | Sucre, Monagas Anzoátegui | V | 540,000 | 1974 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest, La Costa xeric shrublands | |
Margen Izquierdo del Río Masparro | Barinas | V | 5,000 | 1974 | Llanos dry forest | |
Mitar-Nakichenovich | Portuguesa | V | 615 | 1970 | Llanos dry forest | |
Mucujún | Mérida | V | 19,450 | 1985 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Piedemonte Norte de la Cordillera Andina | Lara, Mérida, Trujillo, Zulia | V | 372,327 | 1974 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Región Lago de Maracaibo, Sierra de Perijá | Zulia | V | 244,125 | 1974 | Catatumbo moist forest | |
Río Albarregas | Mérida | V | 11,233 | 1973 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Río Capaz | Mérida | V | 45,700 | 1989 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest, Cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Río Castán | Trujillo | V | 29,705 | 1993 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Río Cataniapo | Amazonas | V | 153,800 | 1993 | Japura-Negro moist Forest, Orinoco wetlands | |
Río Chuspita | Miranda | V | 5,642 | 1976 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Río Torbes y sus Alrededores | Táchira | V | 12,000 | 1974 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Río Yacambú | Lara | V | 46,900 | 1974 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Ríos Guanare, Boconó, Tucupido, La Yuca y Masparro | Barinas, Lara, Portuguesa, Trujillo | V | 400,000 | 1991 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Rubio | Táchira | V | 23,760 | 1978 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
San Antonio - Ureña | Táchira | V | 6,223 | 1982 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
San Cristóbal | Táchira | V | 10,000 | 1978 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
San Rafael de Guasare | Zulia | V | 302,000 | 1973 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Serranía de San Luis | Falcón | V | 86,000 | 1987 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Sierra de Aroa | Lara, Yaracuy | V | 113,000 | 1991 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Sierra de Bobare | Yaracuy, Falcón, Lara | V | 140,000 | 1990 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Sierra de Nirgua | Lara, Yaracuy | V | 146,590 | 1974 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Sur del Estado Bolívar | Bolívar | V | 7,262,358 | 1974 | Guianan highland moist forest, Uatama Moist forest, Tepuis | |
Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo Sto. Domingo-Motatán | Zulia | V | 406,662 | 1974 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest, cordillera de Mérida páramo | |
Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo-Uribante-Caparo | Barinas, Táchira, Mérida | V | 446,600 | 1974 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Valle del Algodonal | Miranda | V | 214 | 1976 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Area Metropolitana Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz-Guanta | Anzoategui | V | 84,000 | 1992 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest, La Costa xeric shrublands | |
Embalse de Mapara | Falcón | V | 20,253 | 1993 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Río Pedregal | Falcón | VI | 195,000 | 1976 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Río Capravera | Anzoátegui | VI | 3,203 | 1978 | Llanos dry forest | |
Sub cuenca del río Momboy | Trujillo | V | 12,554 | 1993 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 12,626,368 | |||||
Biosphere Reserves (2) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare | Amazonas | VI | 8,400,000 | 1991 | Guianan highland moist forest, Uatama Moist forest, Japura-Negro moist Forest, Tepui | |
Delta del Orinoco | Delta Amacuro | VI | 876,500 | 1991 | Orinoco wetlands | |
TOTAL Ha | 9,276,500 | |||||
Hydrological Reserves (14) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Zona sur del Lago de Maracaibo | Zulia | VI | 618,000 | 1974 | Catatumbo moist forest | |
Piedemonte Andino | Barinas | VI | 491,280 | 1974 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Región valle de Quíbor | Lara | VI | 72,000 | 1974 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Burro Negro | Zulia | VI | 75,000 | 1976 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Distritos Maturín, Cedeño, Acosta y Piar | Monagas | VI | 190,000 | 1976 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Sanchón | Carabobo | VI | 8,100 | 1976 | Cordillera de la Costa montame forest | |
Cerro Machado-El Silencio | Táchira | VI | 5,956 | 1992 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Cuenca Alta del Río Icabarú | Bolívar | VI |
190,000
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1992 | Guianan highland moist forest | |
Aguas Calientes | Táchira | VI | 2,924 | 1992 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
San Pedro del Río | Táchira | VI | 369 | 1992 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Paramo Las Lajas | Táchira | VI | 2,231 | 1991 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Distrito Páez del Estado Apure | Apure | VI | 66,100 | 1981 | Llanos dry forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 1,721,960 | |||||
Forest Areas Under Protection (39) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Achaguas | Apure | VI | 84,213 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Barbacas | Guárico-Aragua | VI | 222,640 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Botucal | Portuguesa | VI | 13,244 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Caño Caballo | Guárico | VI | 125,960 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Cerro Machado-El Silencio | Tachira | VI | 5,956 | 1993 | Venezuela Andes Montane Forests, Cordillera Oriental Montane Forests | |
Chivapure - Cuchivero | Bolívar | VI | 620,133 | 1992 | Guianan highlands moist forest | |
Delgadito | Portuguesa | VI | 3,390 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
El Amparo | Cojedes | VI | 41,140 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
El Baúl-Corralito | Cojedes | VI | 120,385 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
El Chocó | Bolívar | VI | 15,000 | 1992 | Guianan highlands moist forest | |
El Clavo | Portuguesa-Barinas | VI | 9,544 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
El Yagual | Apure | VI | 41,419 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
La Danta | Barinas | VI | 13,129 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Libertad | Cojedes | VI | 38,088 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Márgenes del Río Guárico | Guárico | VI | 166,677 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Márgenes del Río Guere | Anzoátegui | VI | 93,036 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Merejina | Delta Amacuro | VI | 302,493 | 1992 | Orinoco wetlands | |
Nirgua-Aroa | Yaracuy | VI | 68,467 | 1992 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Páramo Las Lajas | Tachira | VI | 2,240 | 1991 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Pedernales | Delta Amacuro | VI | 246,625 | 1992 | Orinoco wetlands | |
Piedemonte Portuguesa | Portuguesa-Barinas | VI | 54,065 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Pueblito | Guárico-Cojedes | VI | 98,731 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Apure-Caparo | Barinas | VI | 18,535 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Arauca-Guere | Anzoátegui | VI | 26,314 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Aricuaisa | Zulia | VI | 15,114 | 1992 | Catatumbo moist forest | |
Río de los Remedios | Falcón | VI | 80,315 | 1992 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Río Guanare Viejo | Portuguesa | VI | 20,076 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Guanipa | Monagas | VI | 111,562 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Orichuna | Apure | VI | 44,541 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Orituco | Guárico | VI | 100,205 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Río Tarra | Zulia | VI | 59,915 | 1992 | Catatumbo moist forest | |
Río Tucuco | Zulia | VI | 31,665 | 1992 | Catatumbo moist forest | |
Río Tucurere | Falcón | VI | 73,473 | 1992 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Ríos Maticora y Cocuiza | Falcón | VI | 40,402 | 1992 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
San Fernando | Apure | VI | 37,410 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
San Francisco de la Paragua | Bolívar | VI | 67,000 | 1992 | Guianan highlands moist forest | |
Santa Rosa | Zulia | VI | 99,264 | 1992 | Catatumbo moist forest | |
Santo Domingo | Barinas | VI | 155,152 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
Tiznados | Guárico | VI | 20,388 | 1992 | Llanos dry forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 3,387,906 | |||||
Critical Priority Areas (6) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Mesa de Guanipa | Anzoátegui y Monagas | VI | 2,000,000 | 1978 | Llanos dry forest | |
Acuífero de Calabozo | Guárico | VI | 415,000 | 1978 | Llanos dry forest | |
Cuenca del Río Albarregas | Mérida | VI | 75,000 | 1979 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Cuenca del Lago de Valencia | Aragua, Carabobo | VI | 303,500 | 1979 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Páramo de Verihuaca | Mérida, Táchira | VI | 2,597 | 1981 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Cuenca del Río Tuy | Aragua, D.F., Miranda | VI | 877,974 | 1992 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 3,674,071 | |||||
Forest Plots (8) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
San Pedro | Bolívar | VI | 757,400 | 1981 | Guianan moist forest | |
Caño Blanco | Bolívar | VI | 20,000 | 1984 | Guianan moist forest | |
C.V.G. El Frío | Bolívar | VI | 65,000 | 1985 | Guianan moist forest | |
Rio Parguaza | Bolívar | VI | 65,700 | 1986 | Guianan moist forest | |
El Dorado-Tumeremo | Bolívar | VI | 78,993 | 1987 | Guianan moist forest | |
Fundo Paisolandia | Bolívar | VI | 8,101 | 1988 | Guianan moist forest | |
Fundo Flamerich | Bolívar | VI | 19,196 | 1988 | Guianan moist forest | |
Hato Santa Marta | Barinas | VI | 38,156 | 1989 | Llanos savannas, Llanos dry forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 1,052,546 | |||||
Forest Reserves (10) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Caparo | Barinas | VI | 181,143 | 1961 | Llanos dry forest | |
El Caura | Bolívar | VI | 5,134,000 | 1968 | Guianan highland moist forest | |
Guarapiche | Sucre y Monagas | VI | 370,000 | 1963 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Imataca | Bolívar y Delta Amacuro | VI | 3,640,899 | 1961 | Guianan moist forest, Orinoco Delta swamp forest | |
La Paragua | Bolívar | VI | 782,000 | 1968 | Guianan highland moist forest | |
Río Tocuyo | Falcón y Yaracuy | VI | 47,640 | 1969 | Orinoco Delta swamp forest | |
San Camilo | Apure | VI | 97,100 | 1961 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Sipapo | Amazonas | VI | 1,215,500 | 1963 | Japura-Negro moist Forest | |
Ticoporo | Barinas | VI | 187,156 | 1955 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
Turén | Portuguesa | VI | 116,400 | 1950 | Llanos dry forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 11,771,838 | |||||
Rural Development Areas (7) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Cuenca de Unare | Guárico, Anzoátegui, Miranda | VI | 2,313,400 | 1985 | Llanos savannas, Llanos dry forest | |
Módulos de Apure | Apure | VI | 589,100 | 1974 | Llanos savannas | |
Valle del Río Aroa | Falcón,Yaracuy | VI | 300,000 | 1980 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Valle de Atamo | Nueva Esparta | VI | 546 | 1987 | La Costa xeric shrublands | |
El Palmar y sus alrededores | Bolívar | VI | 143,768 | 1987 | Guianan moist forest | |
Valle del río Guarapiche | Monagas | VI | 137,000 | 1976 | Llanos savannas | |
Guanare-Masparro | Barinas | VI | 501,000 | 1974 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 3,984,814 | |||||
Zones of Agricultural Development (5) | ||||||
Name | Political location | IUCN category | Area (ha) | Year Established | Ecoregion | |
Barlovento | Miranda | VI | 210,638 | 1982 | Cordillera de la Costa montane forest | |
Depresión del valle de Quíbor | Lara | VI | 43,395 | 1982 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Depresión Turbio-Yaracuy | Lara, Yaracuy | VI | 80,308 | 1982 | Lara/Falcón dry forest | |
Distrito Mara | Zulia | VI | 11,042 | 1981 | Maracaibo dry forest | |
La Peribeca | Táchira | VI | 395 | 1980 | Venezuelan Andes montane forest | |
TOTAL Ha | 345,778 | |||||