List of national parks of Costa Rica

The national parks in Costa Rica represent protection and rest rooms of endangered flora and fauna and are thus directly protect the environment. Some species can only be observed nor there. Because many of them in the course of climatic change between dry and rainy season in hiking movements that neighboring parks are vital for these animals.

Reserves

Overall, 25.6 percent of the area of Costa Rica are under general nature. These areas are protected areas or protected areas ( Area de Conservación ) summarized allowed to manage the early 1970s, a National Park Service ( Servicio de Parques Nacionales ) was formed. This resulted in 1994 SINAC ( Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservación ) as the responsible authority for the protected areas.

In the protected areas are protected areas that are categorized in different ways:

  • National Park ( Parque Nacional): to tourist protection and conservation of animal and plant species that are of " national and international interest ," limited use by humans or scientific purposes (2008: 26 national parks)
  • Biological Reserve ( Reserva Biológica ): scientific protection of ecosystems with special flora and fauna, human use or educational purposes (2008: 8 Biological Reserves )
  • Nature Reserve ( Reserva Natural absoluta ): protection of the habitat of plants and animals (2008: the only Nature Reserve Cabo Blanco, founded in 1963 )
  • National Monument ( Monumento Nacional): historical or archaeological significance Sites ( 2008: the only National Monument Guayabo excavations )
  • National Nature Reserve ( Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre ): protection of certain species of animals, are a precursor to the Biological Reserves and National Parks is, they are not managed by the SINAC, but by the Dirección General de Vida Silvestre.

The designated areas are (sometimes even subdivisions or different assignments are made ):

In addition to the state-managed protected areas, there are other private initiatives for the protection of animals and plants. A project with Austrian participation is the Rainforest of the Austrians.

National Parks

About half of the area of ​​protected areas (over eleven percent of the area of Costa Rica ) is occupied by national parks.

Notes:

  • The information establishing fluctuate, it is either given the year of appointment to the National Park or the formation of a precursor ( Biological Reserve or similar).
  • The information about the size vary, partly because adjacent areas are included.

Others

The Manuel Antonio National Park was led by Forbes in the list of 12 most beautiful national parks in the world in 2011.

Dry season Guayabo de Turrialba Barra Honda National Park Braulio Carrillo National Park Carara National Park Corcovado National Park Drinking water Geyser Tortuguero National Park Arenal Volcano Bryophyte Lichen La Amistad International Park Panama
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