List of protected areas of Georgia (country) explained

The South Caucasian nation of Georgia is home to several protected areas, which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The oldest of these – now known as the Lagodekhi Protected Areas – dates back to 1912, when Georgia was part of the Russian Empire.

The total area of Georgia's protected terrestrial territories is 6501km2, which amounts to approximately 9.29% of the country's territory. In addition 153km2 of marine area protected, or 0.67% of the country's territorial waters. There are a total of 89 protected areas, including 14 Strict Nature Reserves, 12 National Parks, 20 Managed Nature Reserves, 40 Natural Monuments, 2 Ramsar sites and 1 Protected Landscape.^{[1] [2]} Strict nature reserves comprise 140,672 ha, while national parks cover 276,724 ha.^[3] The total number of visitors to Georgia's protected areas was just under 1.2 million in 2019.^[4]

Strict Nature Reserves

Name	Region	Municipality	Established	Coordinates	Area	IUCN category
Babaneuri Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Akhmeta Municipality	2003	42.0875°N 45.3986°W	15.16 km^2	Ia
Batsara Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Akhmeta Municipality	2003	42.2447°N 45.2517°W	55.48 km^2	Ia
Bichvinta-Miuseri Strict Nature Reserve	Abkhazia	Gagra District and Gudauta District	1965	43.1742°N 40.4256°W	75.33 km^2	Ia
Borjomi Strict Nature Reserve	Samtskhe-Javakheti	Borjomi Municipality	1929	41.8275°N 43.2669°W	237.5 km^2	Ia
Kintrishi Strict Nature Reserve	Adjara	Kobuleti Municipality	1959	41.7492°N 42.0344°W	55.86 km^2	Ia
Kobuleti Strict Nature Reserve	Adjara	Kobuleti Municipality	1998	41.8631°N 41.8025°W	5.7 km^2	Ia
Lagodekhi Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Lagodekhi Municipality	1912	41.9°N 46.3333°W	356.98 km^2	Ia
Liakhvi Strict Nature Reserve	Shida Kartli	Akhalgori Municipality	1977	42.3847°N 44.2511°W	120.22 km^2	Ia
Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Sagarejo Municipality	1935	41.7686°N 45.3772°W	18.41 km^2	Ia
Pskhu-Gumista Strict Nature Reserve	Abkhazia	Sukhumi District	1941	43.3456°N 41.0081°W	733.48 km^2	Ia
Ritsa Strict Nature Reserve	Abkhazia	Gudauta District	1930	43.49°N 40.6178°W	311.0 km^2	Ia
Sataplia Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Akhmeta Municipality	1935	42.3162°N 42.6727°W	6.04 km^2	Ia
Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Akhmeta Municipality	2003	42.3816°N 45.6128°W	231.51 km^2	Ia
Vashlovani Strict Nature Reserve	Kakheti	Dedoplistsqaro Municipality	1935	41.1549°N 46.5471°W	176.12 km^2	Ia

National parks

See main article: National parks of Georgia.

Natural Monuments

See main article: List of natural monuments of Georgia.

Ramsar sites

• Wetlands of Central Kolkheti
• Ispani Mire^[5]

Protected Landscapes

• Tusheti Protected Landscape

Planned protected areas

• Central Caucasus Protected Areas^[6]
• Khvamli Planned Managed Reserve
• Trialeti Planned National Park^[7]

See also

• Environmental issues in Georgia

Notes and References

1. https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/GEO Georgia, Europe
2. https://www.matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/2092915?impose=parallelRu&publication=3 Law of Georgia. Creation and Management of Natural Monuments. 20 ноября 2013 года.
3. http://apa.gov.ge/en/protected-areas/national-park National Parks
4. http://apa.gov.ge/en/statistika/vizitorta-statistika/vizitorta-statistika-wlebis-mixedvit Statistics'
5. Web site: 2020-03-18. The forgotten wetlands of eastern Georgia « Rewilding Foundation. 2021-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318143707/http://www.rewildingfoundation.org/2012/10/18/the-forgotten-wetlands-of-eastern-georgia/. 2020-03-18.
6. http://www.dpa.gov.ge/index.php?site-id=40 Planned Protected Areas
7. 41.758°N 44.2692°W Trialeti Planned National Park near Inner Kartli, Kaspi Municipality in Shida Kartli region.