Protected areas of Moldova

Protected areas of Moldova include following categories:[1]

  • Scientific nature reserves (rom. rezervații științifice) – currently 5 reserves covering an area of 19379 ha. They are equivalent to IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve).
  • National parks – currently there’s one national park, created in 2013 Orhei National Park (rom. Parcul Național Orhei) [2]
  • Nature monuments (rom. monumente ale naturii)
  • Nature reserves (rom. rezervații naturale)
  • Landscape reserves (rom. rezervații peisagistice)
  • Resource reserves (rom. rezervații de resurse)
  • Areas with multifunctional management (rom. Arii cu management multifuncțional)
  • Wetlands of international importance (rom. Zone umede de importanță internațională)
  • Dendrological gardens (rom. grădini dendrologice)
  • Landscape architecture monuments (rom. monumente de arhitectură peisajeră)
  • Zoological garden in Chișinău (rom. Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău)
Scientific nature reserves and national parks of Moldova

National park
  National park listed in UNESCO World Heritage
  National park included in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme
NameLocation
(district)		Area
(ha)		Year of
establishment		Year of
declaration		ImageWebsite
Orhei National ParkOrhei, Strășeni, Călărași, Criuleni33792,0920082013-

See also

References
  1. STRATEGIA privind diversitatea biologică a Republicii Moldova pentru anii 2015-2020
  2. Touristic Map of Orhei National Park (rom.) (eng.) (rus.)
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