Protected areas of Moldova
Appearance
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
National park listed in UNESCO World Heritage
National park included in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme
Name | Location (district) |
Area (ha) |
Year of establishment |
Year of declaration |
Image | Website |
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Orhei National Park | Orhei, Strășeni, Călărași, Criuleni | 33792,09 | 2008 | 2013 | - |