The Protected areas of Kyrgyzstan are regulated by the law on specially protected natural areas of 2 May 2011, last modified on 2 June 2018.[1] In total, they cover 14,761.216 km2 (5,699.337 sq mi) and account for 7.38% of the country's total area (as of 2017).[2][3] The first protected area in Kyrgyzstan (Issyk-Kul) was established in 1948.[3] According to the Government Decree on Priorities of Conservation of Biological Diversity and the relevant Action Plan for 2014-2024 the target area for the protected areas in Kyrgyzstan is 10 percent of the country’s area by 2024.[4]
The protected areas are subdivided into seven categories:[3]
Category
IUCN category
Number
Total area (km2)
Nature Reserve
Ia
10
5,099.527
Nature Park
II
13
7,246.702
Geological Reserve
III
19
1.00
Integrated Reserve
IV
2
101.42
Botanical Reserve
IV
23
61.154
Game Reserve
IV
12
2,223.25
Forest Reserve
IV
8
28.163
^Law 2 May 2011 No. 18 "On specially protected natural areas" (in Russian)
^"State Agency on Environment Protection: Specially Protected Areas in Kyrgyzstan" (in Russian). State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
^ abc"Specially protected natural territories of the Kyrgyz Republic". Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Specially Protected Natural Areas. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^Decree 17 March 2014 No. 131 "On Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation of the Kyrgyz Republic for the period up to 2024 and the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Priorities for conservation of biological diversity of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2014-2020" (in Russian)
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