There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi.
National parks Kasungu National Park — situated approximately 165 km north of the capital city, Lilongwe, this is, at over 2,000 km2, the second largest of Malawi's parks Lake Malawi National Park — designated a National Park in 1980 to protect the unique diversity of tropical fish living in Lake Malawi, some not found anywhere else on earth Lengwe National Park — most famed for the nyala antelope, not found in the other northern parks of Malawi Liwonde National Park — situated 120 km north of Blantyre, on the banks of the Upper Shire River Nyika National Park — the first (certified in 1965), the largest (over 3,000 km2) and the highest (average height 1,800 m)
Game and wildlife reserves Majete Wildlife Reserve — in the southwest of Malawi, with an area of 691 km2 Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve — the smallest of the parks, at 350 km2, Mwabvi was adopted by Project African Wilderness in 2007 (PAW is a charitable organisation based in Malawi and the UK) Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve — the oldest and largest established reserve in Malawi Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve — southwest of the Nyika Plateau, to the north of the South Rukuru River, Vwaza Marsh covers an area of 1,000 km2
Other protected areas Lake Chilwa - Ramsar wetland of international importance
Forest reserves Malawi has a system of forest reserves, the first of which were established over a century ago. Grazing and cultivation have encroached on many forest reserves, and many reserve forests have been replaced with exotic plantation trees including pine and eucalyptus.Mauambeta, Daulos (2010). Status of Forests and Tree Management in Malawi: A Position Paper Prepared for the Coordination Union for Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE). CURE Technical Report. September 2010 DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3497.7926 Forest Reserve names, areas, and dates established listed in this section are from this source unless otherwise noted.
Northern Region Bunganya Forest Reserve 34.7 km2 est. 1973"Bunganya Forest Reserve". Protected Planet, Accessed 1 September 2019 Chikhang’ombe Forest Reserve 5921 ha. est. 2002 Chisasira Forest Reserve 3447 ha. est. 1973 Jembya Forest Reserve 13,764 ha. est. 1981 Kalwe Forest Reserve 159 ha. est. 1956 Kamphoyo Forest Reserve 635 ha. Kaning’ina Forest Reserve 14,007 ha. est. 1935 Kawiya Forest Reserve 643.9 ha. Kuwirwe Forest Reserve 661.5 ha. est. 1935 Litchenya Forest Reserve 316 ha. est. 1948 Lunyangwa Forest Reserve 374 ha. est. 1935 Mafinga Hills Forest Reserve 4734 ha. est. 1976 Mahowe Forest Reserve 59.168 km2 est. 2002 Matipa Forest Reserve 1055 ha. est. 1948 Mkuwazi Forest Reserve 2020 ha. est. 1927 Mtangatanga Forest Reserve 8099 ha. est. 1935 Mughese Forest Reserve 771 ha. est. 1948 Musisi Forest Reserve 7034 ha. est. 1948 North Karonga Escarpment Forest Reserve 7907 ha. est. 2002 Perekezi Forest Reserve 14,482 ha. est. 1935 Ruvuo Forest Reserve 4792.9 ha. est. 1935 South Karonga Escarpment Forest Reserve 13,050 ha. est. 2002 South Viphya Forest Reserve (Chikangawa Forest Reserve) 157,728 ha. est. 1958 Uzumara Forest Reserve 754 ha. est. 1948 Vinthukutu Forest Reserve 1957 ha. est. 1948 Wilindi Forest Reserve 937 ha. est. 1948
Central Region Bunda Forest Reserve 426 ha, est. 1948 Chimaliro Forest Reserve 15,205 ha, est. 1926 Chilobwe Forest Reserve 1314 ha, est. 1960 Chongoni Forest Reserve 12,353 ha, est. 1924 Dedza Mountain Forest Reserve 2917 ha, est. 1926 Dedza-Salima Escarpment Forest Reserve 30,965 ha, est. 1974 Dowa Hills Forest Reserve 3142 ha, est. 1974 Dwambazi Forest Reserve, 7886.27 km2"Dwambazi". Protected Planet, Accessed 1 September 2019 Dzalanyama Forest Reserve 98,827 ha, est. 1922 Dzenza Forest Reserve 779 ha, est. 1948 Dzonzi Forest Reserve 4494 ha, est. 1924 Kongwe Forest Reserve 1948 ha, est. 1926 Mchinji Forest Reserve 20,885 ha, est. 1924 Msitowalengwe Forest Reserve 98 ha, est. 1974 Mua-Livulezi Forest Reserve 12,673 ha, est. 1924 Mua-Tsanya Forest Reserve 933 ha, est. 1924 Mvai Forest Reserve 4140 ha, est. 1924 Ngala Forest Reserve 2272 ha, est. 1958 North Senga Forest Reserve 1207 ha, est. 1958 Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve 8758 ha, est. 1924 South Senga Forest Reserve 532 ha, est. 1958 Thuma Forest Reserve 15,767 ha, est. 1956
Southern Region Amalika Forest Reserve 370 ha, est. 1959 Chigumula Forest Reserve 525 ha, est. 1925 Chiradzulu Forest Reserve 774 ha, est. 1924 Kalulu Hills Forest Reserve 2892 ha, est. 1958 Liwonde Forest Reserve 27,407 ha, est. 1924 Malabvi Forest Reserve 300 ha, est. 1927 Mangochi Forest Reserve 40,853 ha, est. 1924 Mangochi Palm Forest Reserve 501 ha, est. 1980 Masambanjati Forest Reserve 93 ha, est. 1974 Masenjere Forest Reserve 276 ha, est. 1930 Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve (Milange-Michesi) 56,314 ha, est. 1927 Michiru Forest Reserve 3004 ha, est. 1970 Milare Forest Reserve 59 ha, est. 1949 Mudi Forest Reserve 39 ha, est. 1922 Namizimu Forest Reserve 88,966 ha, est. 1924 Ndirande Forest Reserve 1433 ha, est. 1922 Soche Forest Reserve 388 ha, est. 1922 Thambani Forest Reserve 4680 ha, est. 1927 Thuchila Forest Reserve 1843 ha, est. 1925 Thyolo Mountain Forest Reserve 1347 ha, est. 1924 Matandwe Forest Reserve 31,053 ha, est. 1931 Tsamba Forest Reserve 32.37 km2, est. 1928"Tsamba Forest Reserve". Protected Planet, accessed 1 September 2019. Thyolomwani Forest Reserve 965 ha, est. 1930 Zomba-Malosa Forest Reserve 19,018 ha, est. 1913
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