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)
National park
[edit] National park listed in UNESCO World Heritage
National park included in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme
Name | Location (district) | Coordinates | Area (ha) | Established | Year of declaration | Image | Website | |
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1 | Orhei National Park | Orhei Strășeni Călărași Criuleni | 47°18'N, 28°58'E | 33,792.09 hectares (338 km2) | 2008 | 2013 | @ParculNationalOrhei |
Scientific nature reserves
[edit]Name | Location | Coordinates | Established | Area | Image | |
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1 | Codru Reserve | Strășeni | 47°4'N, 28°30'E | 1971 | 5,177 hectares (52 km2) | |
2 | Iagorlîc | Dubăsari | 47°22'40.008"N, 29°9'45.000"E | 1988 | 836 hectares (8 km2) | |
3 | Lower Prut | Cahul | 45°42'N, 28°11'E | 1991 | 1,691 hectares (17 km2) | |
4 | Plaiul Fagului | Ungheni | 47°17'28"N, 28°3'16"E | 1992 | 5,642 hectares (56 km2) | |
5 | Pădurea Domnească | Glodeni | 47°36'35"N, 27°23'37"E | 1993 | 6,032 hectares (60 km2) |