Protected areas of Norway

About 17 percent of the mainland of Norway is protected. Of this, ca. 8.3 percent is national parks, 1.3 percent is nature reserves and 4.7 percent otherwise protected.[1]

Protected areas of Norway include:

  • National parks of Norway
  • Category:Nature_reserves_in_Norway

IUCN aims to protect at least 15 percent of all types of nature.

References

  1. Unknown (2007). "Vernet natur. Miljøstatus Norge" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008-05-27.


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