List of protected areas of South Africa

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Template:Short description Template:Use South African English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Refimprove The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landowners. Most protected areas are intended for the conservation of flora and fauna. National parks are maintained by South African National Parks (SANParks).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A number of national parks have been incorporated in transfrontier conservation areas.

Protected areas may also be protected for their value and importance as historical, cultural heritage or scientific sites. More information on these can be found in the list of heritage sites in South Africa.

Special Nature Reserves

Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research. The Prince Edward Islands, which are South African territories in the Southern Ocean, have been declared as a special nature reserve.<ref name="cooper">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

National Parks

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Transfrontier conservation areas

South Africa is involved in the following transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), also known as "peace parks".

The Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area, involving South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland, is planned to be formed from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Nsubane Pongola, Songimvelo-Malolotja and Usuthu-Tembe-Futi TFCAs.

Marine Protected Areas

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Ramsar Sites

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} There are 30 designated Ramsar sites in South Africa:

World Heritage Sites

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World heritage sites in South Africa are protected by the World Heritage Convention Act (Act 49 of 1999). These include:

Botanical Gardens

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UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of South Africa

Eastern Cape

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National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape

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Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape

Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks

Natural Heritage Sites

Private and Other Parks

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Forest Reserves

Protected Areas

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Free State

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National Parks

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World Heritage Sites

Private and Other Parks

Gauteng

GDACE Parks

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Protected Areas

Other parks and private reserves

Bishop Bird, Rooihuiskraal, Centuion

KwaZulu-Natal

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

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Private and Other Parks

Natural Heritage Sites

Limpopo

National Parks

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Provincial Parks

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Private and Other Parks

Mpumalanga

National Parks

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Provincial Parks

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Private and Other Parks

Northern Cape

National Parks

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Private and Other Parks

North West

National Parks

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Provincial Parks

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Protected Areas

Private and Other Parks

Western Cape

National Parks

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Provincial Parks

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West Coast

Winelands

Overberg

Cape Karoo

Garden Route and Little Karoo

Private and other Reserves

Forests

Natural Heritage Sites

Mountain Catchment Areas

See also

References

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