List of protected areas of Puerto Rico

The protected areas of Puerto Rico include an array of natural areas in the archipelago of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, managed by a number of agencies and entities belonging to both federal and commonwealth government bodies. Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (called national parks in Puerto Rico^[1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other designations on state, municipal and public-private administration levels.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Federal level

National Estuarine Research Reserves

National Forests

National Natural Landmarks

National Wild and Scenic Rivers

National Wilderness Preservation System

National Wildlife Refuge

Commonwealth level

Compañía de Parques Nacionales (CPNPR)

Conservation Easement Sites (Servidumbres de conservación)

Conservation Zones

Marine Reserves

Nature Reserves (Reservas Naturales)

Protected Natural Areas (Áreas naturales protegidas)

Research Reserves (Áreas de investigación)

State Forests (Bosques Estatales)

Wildlife Refuges (Refugios de Vida Silvestre)

Other protected areas

Municipal level

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