Georgia has a long history of establishing protected areas dating back to 1912 when the Lagodekhi Strict Nature Reserve was created. Nowadays, protected areas make up to 7% of the country's territory (384 684 ha) and about 75% of protected areas are covered by forests.[1] Total number of protected areas in Georgia — 89. In Georgia there are 14 Strict Nature Reserves, 12 National Parks, 20 Managed Nature Reserves, 40 Natural Monuments, 2 Ramsar sites and 1 Protected Landscape.[1] Management and coordination of the Protected Areas is implemented by a Legal Entity of Public Law Protected Areas Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia.[2] Currently under development:

National parks

Name Region Municipality Established Coordinates Area IUCN category
Kvemo Kartli Tetritsqaro Municipality 2007 41°43′N 44°19′E / 41.717°N 44.317°E / 41.717; 44.317 157.63 square kilometres (60.86 sq mi) II
Samtskhe-Javakheti Borjomi, Kharagauli, Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Khashuri and Baghdati Municipality 1995 41°51′N 43°10′E / 41.850°N 43.167°E / 41.850; 43.167 1,093.0 square kilometres (422.0 sq mi) II
Samtskhe–Javakheti Ninotsminda Municipality 2011 41°10′N 43°26′E / 41.167°N 43.433°E / 41.167; 43.433 238.53 square kilometres (92.10 sq mi) II
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Kazbegi Municipality 1976 42°30′12.61″N 44°27′14.55″E / 42.5035028°N 44.4540417°E / 42.5035028; 44.4540417 1,446.17 square kilometres (558.37 sq mi) II
Adjara Kobuleti Municipality 2007 41°40′55″N 42°02′20″E / 41.682°N 42.039°E / 41.682; 42.039 186.84 square kilometres (72.14 sq mi) II
Colchis Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Guria 1998 42°6′39″N 41°41′46″E / 42.11083°N 41.69611°E / 42.11083; 41.69611 807.99 square kilometres (311.97 sq mi) II
Adjara Khelvachauri Municipality 2012 41°31′12.92″N 41°43′10.81″E / 41.5202556°N 41.7196694°E / 41.5202556; 41.7196694 130.7 square kilometres (50.5 sq mi) II
Adjara Kobuleti, Khelvachauri and Keda Municipality 2006 41°41′51.1″N 41°53′22.2″E / 41.697528°N 41.889500°E / 41.697528; 41.889500 281.26 square kilometres (108.60 sq mi) II
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta Municipality 2007 41°52′N 44°56′E / 41.867°N 44.933°E / 41.867; 44.933 380.02 square kilometres (146.73 sq mi) II
Kakheti Akhmeta Municipality 2003 42°24′36″N 45°29′13″E / 42.41000°N 45.48694°E / 42.41000; 45.48694 1,276.43 square kilometres (492.83 sq mi) II
Kakheti Dedoplistsqaro Municipality 2007 41°12′N 46°23′E / 41.200°N 46.383°E / 41.200; 46.383 442.51 square kilometres (170.85 sq mi) II
Mtskheta-Mtianeti Dusheti Municipality 2014 42°40′N 45°10′E / 42.66°N 45.16°E / 42.66; 45.16 1,400.44 square kilometres (540.71 sq mi) II

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References

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  1. ^ a b Georgia, Europe. UNEP-WCMC (2018). Protected Area Profile for Georgia from the World Database of Protected Areas, November 2018. Protected Planet
  2. ^ Elizbarashvili, Nodar; Kupatadze, Bondo (2011). 100 sights of Georgia. Tbilisi: Publishing house Clio. ISBN 978-9941-415-33-3.
  3. ^ 41°45′28.786″N 44°16′9.131″E / 41.75799611°N 44.26920306°E / 41.75799611; 44.26920306 Trialeti Planned National Park near Inner Kartli, Kaspi Municipality in Shida Kartli region.
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