List of protected areas of Estonia

Viru bog in Lahemaa National Park

Protected areas in Estonia are national parks, nature reserves and landscape protection areas (nature parks).[1]

Estonia has five national parks, 167[2] nature reserves and 152 landscape conservation areas. In addition, there are 116 (118[2]) protected areas with an old (Soviet-era) protection regulation and 537 parks.[3] In total, 18.1%[3] of Estonia are protected nature areas, with Lääne County having the highest percentage (32%) and Põlva County the lowest percentage of protected areas, about 9%.[4]

  1. ^ "Nature Conservation Act". Riigikogu. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Estonian Environmental Registry". Estonian Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Berit-Helena Lano (2013-12-19). "Valitsus kiitis heaks nelja looduskaitseala kaitse-eeskirjad" (in Estonian). Estonian Ministry of Environment. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Nature conservation". Estonian Ministry of Environment. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.