List of protected areas of Sierra Leone explained
This is a list of protected areas of Sierra Leone, including national parks, game reserves, conservation areas, wetlands, and those that are listed as proposed protected areas in the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP WCM) database.
Forest reserves
| Name | Status | Area (km2) |
|---|
| Bojeni Hills | Designated | align=left | 7.38 |
| Dodo Hills | Designated | align=left | 21.8 |
| Fabina | Designated | align=left | 3.82 |
| Designated | align=left | 12.60 |
| Freetown Water Works | Designated | align=left | 11.34 |
| Gboi Hills | Designated | align=left | 2.07 |
| Designated (amalgamated into Gola Rainforest National Park in 2010) | align=left | 228.00 |
| Designated (amalgamated into Gola Rainforest National Park in 2010) | align=left | 62.00 |
| Golamo South | Designated | align=left | 11.60 |
| Gori Hills | Designated | align=left | 79.40 |
| John Obey | Designated | align=left | 2.07 |
| Kambui Hills | Designated | align=left | 143.35 |
| Designated | align=left | 203.48 |
| Kambui South | Designated | align=left | 8.80 |
| Kandesuri | Designated | align=left | 59.57 |
| Designated | align=left | 12.24 |
| Kent Extension | Designated | align=left | 6.44 |
| Kuru Hills | Designated | align=left | 69.93 |
| Lalay | Designated | align=left | 4.76 |
| Leicester Peak | Designated | align=left | 0.52 |
| Lhei Hills | Designated | align=left | 1.55 |
| Malal Hills | Designated | align=left | 3.39 |
| Matete | Designated | align=left | 8.50 |
| Moku Hill | Designated | align=left | 1.46 |
| Moyamba Hills | Designated | align=left | 1.89 |
| Nimini South | Designated | align=left | 25.90 |
| No. 2 River | Designated | align=left | 6.99 |
| Occra Hills | Designated | align=left | 2.48 |
| Peninsula | Designated | align=left | 178.00 |
| Port Loko | Designated | align=left | 2.16 |
| Singamba | Designated | align=left | 2.99 |
| Sipende | Designated | align=left | 8.29 |
| Tabe | Designated | align=left | 3.25 |
| Tama | Designated | align=left | 170.00 |
| Tobi | Designated | align=left | 16.71 |
| Tonkoli | Designated | align=left | 71.04 |
| Wara Wara Hills | Designated | align=left | 10.41 |
| Designated | align=left | 0.85 | |
Game reserves
| Name | Status | Area (km2) |
|---|
| Bagru-Moteva Creeks | Proposed | align=left | 50.00 |
| Bumpe Mangrove Swamp | Proposed | align=left | 49.21 |
| Kagboro Creek (Yawri Bay) | Proposed | align=left | 50.00 |
| Kpaka-Pujehun | Proposed | align=left | 25.00 |
| Sewa-Waanje | Proposed | align=left | 100.00 | |
Game sanctuaries
National parks
Non-hunting forest reserves
Strict nature reserves
| Name | Status | Area (km2) |
|---|
| Bonthe Mangrove Swamp | Proposed | align=left | 998.54 |
| Gola (West) Forest | Proposed | align=left | 62.00 |
| Gola North | Proposed | align=left | 40.00 |
| Mamunta-Mayoso Sanctuary | Proposed | align=left | 20.72 |
| Mogbai (Gola North) (proposed) | Proposed | align=left | |
| Port Loko Plains | Proposed | align=left | 25.90 |
| Sulima Mangrove Swamp | Proposed | align=left | 25.90 |
| Wemago (Gola East) | Proposed | align=left | 35.00 |
| Yelibuya Island | Proposed | align=left | 38.85 | |
Wetlands of international importance (Ramsar)
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
!Name!Status!Area (km2)!Description| Yawri Bay | Designated | | |
| Sherbro River Estuary | Designated | | |
| Sierra Leone River Estuary | Designated | | |
| Scarcies River Estuary | Designated | 694 | The Scarcies River Estuary MPA is located in Northern Sierra Leone and comprises the Great and Little Scarcies which merge at the mouth before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The MPA consists of both marine and intertidal zones and it is a partially regulated MPA. Four clusters of community management associations have been designated to manage the MPAs. Restricted fishing is allowed using hook and line and bottom set gillnet fishing. The use of monofilament fishing net is prohibited. | |
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