The protected areas of Equatorial Guinea include national parks, scientific reserves, natural monuments, and nature reserves. As of June 2020, protected areas covered 5,228 km2, or 19% of the country's land area.UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for Equatorial Guinea from the World Database of Protected Areas, June 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net
National parks (IUCN protected area category II) Pico Basilé National Park (330 km²) Monte Alén National Park (2000 km²) Altos de Nsork National Park (700 km²)
Scientific reserves (IUCN protected area category 1b) Playa Nendyi Scientific Reserve (5 km²) Luba Crater Scientific Reserve (510 km²)
Natural monuments (IUCN protected area category III) Piedra Bere Natural Monument (200 km²) Piedra Nzas Natural Monument (190 km²)
Nature reserves (IUCN protected area category IV) Annobón Nature Reserve (230 km²) Rio Campo Nature Reserve (330 km²) Punta Llende Nature Reserve (55 km²) Corisco and Elobeyes Nature Reserve (480 km²) Monte Temelón Nature Reserve (230 km²) Muni Estuary Nature Reserve (600 km²)
Internationally designated areas Ramsar sites, wetlands of international importance Annobón Island (230 km²) Río Ntem o Campo (330 km²) Muni Estuary Nature Reserve (800 km²)
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