List of protected areas in Equatorial Guinea explained

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.^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for Equatorial Guinea from the World Database of Protected Areas, June 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net