Natural landscape, Diverse ecosystems
Cerrado Protected Areas
The Cerrado Protected Areas comprise Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is located in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.
Read on: Cerrado Protected Areas
Comoé National Park
Comoé National Park is a national park in Côte d'Ivoire, which was initially added due to the diversity of plant life present around the Comoé River.
Read on: Comoé National Park
Darien National Park
Darién National Park´s most common species include macaw, parrot, and tapirs. The harpy eagle also calls this national park home.
Read on: Darien National Park
Lorentz National Park
Lorentz National Park is an outstanding example of the biodiversity of New Guinea, and one of the most ecologically diverse national parks in the world.
Read on: Lorentz National Park
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
The Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, located in the Amazon Basin, is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world.
Read on: Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is an isolated area with a varied topography from seashore to glacier. It is the lowest altitude in the world in which glaciers begin at an elevation lower than 2000m and exist below 1000m.
Read on: Olympic National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park contains two active volcanoes (Tungurahua and Sangay) and ecosystems ranging from tropical rainforests to glaciers.
Read on: Sangay National Park
Sian Ka'an
Sian Ka'an is a biosphere reserve in the state of Quintana Roo, Yucatan peninsula. Part of the reserve is on land and part is in the Caribbean Sea, including a section of coral reef.
Read on: Sian Ka'an
Virunga National Park
The Virunga National Park (formerly Albert National Park) lies in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda.
Read on: Virunga National Park