The protected areas of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

are grouped into the National System of Protected Areas. As of 2018, there are 59 nationally protected areas which cover about and represent more than 14% of the country's area.

National Natural Park System

The National Natural Park System is divided into the following categories: * National Natural Parks (''Parque Natural Nacional'' - PNN): 43 * Fauna and Flora Sanctuaries (''Sanctuario de Flora y Fauna'' - SFF): 12 * National Natural Reserves (''Reserva Natural Nacional'' - RNN): 2 * Unique Natural Areas (''Área Natural Única'' - ANU): 1 * Road park (''Vía Parque''): 1

List of Nationally Protected Areas

Proposed areas

Currently there are other proposed areas for national natural parks: * Morichales de Paz de Ariporo The following locations could be declared fauna and flora sanctuaries: * Bosque Seco del Patía * Serranía de Pinche *

Serranía de San Lucas The Serranía de San Lucas is a forested massif in the Bolívar Department of northern Colombia that reaches heights of 2,600m above sea level. It is part of the Magdalena-Urabá moist forests ecoregion, with a rainforest ecology that includes lar ...

Disbanded areas

Some zones of the park system had been disbanded because of negative

human impact on the environment Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources caused directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the need ...

: * SSF Arauca * PNN Manaure

References

{{Protected areas of Colombia

National parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...