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There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi .
National parks [ edit ]
Kasungu National Park — situated approximately 165 km north of the capital city, Lilongwe, this is, at over 2,000 km 2
Lake Malawi National Park — designated a National Park in 1980 to protect the unique diversity of tropical fish living in Lake Malawi, some not found anywhere else on earth
Lengwe National Park — most famed for the nyala antelope, not found in the other northern parks of Malawi
Liwonde National Park — situated 120 km north of Blantyre, on the banks of the Upper Shire River
Nyika National Park — the first (certified in 1965), the largest (over 3,000 km 2 m )
Game and wildlife reserves [ edit ]
Other protected areas [ edit ]
Forest reserves [ edit ]
Malawi has a system of forest reserves, the first of which were established over a century ago. Grazing and cultivation have encroached on many forest reserves, and many reserve forests have been replaced with exotic plantation trees including pine and eucalyptus.[1]
Bunda Forest Reserve 426 ha, est. 1948
Chimaliro Forest Reserve 15,205 ha, est. 1926
Chilobwe Forest Reserve 1314 ha, est. 1960
Chongoni Forest Reserve 12,353 ha, est. 1924
Dedza Mountain Forest Reserve 2917 ha, est. 1926
Dedza-Salima Escarpment Forest Reserve 30,965 ha, est. 1974
Dowa Hills Forest Reserve 3142 ha, est. 1974
Dwambazi Forest Reserve, 7886.27 km 2 [3]
Dzalanyama Forest Reserve 98,827 ha, est. 1922
Dzenza Forest Reserve 779 ha, est. 1948
Dzonzi Forest Reserve 4494 ha, est. 1924
Kongwe Forest Reserve 1948 ha, est. 1926
Mchinji Forest Reserve 20,885 ha, est. 1924
Msitowalengwe Forest Reserve 98 ha, est. 1974
Mua-Livulezi Forest Reserve 12,673 ha, est. 1924
Mua-Tsanya Forest Reserve 933 ha, est. 1924
Mvai Forest Reserve 4140 ha, est. 1924
Ngala Forest Reserve 2272 ha, est. 1958
North Senga Forest Reserve 1207 ha, est. 1958
Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve 8758 ha, est. 1924
South Senga Forest Reserve 532 ha, est. 1958
Thuma Forest Reserve 15,767 ha, est. 1956
Amalika Forest Reserve 370 ha, est. 1959
Chigumula Forest Reserve 525 ha, est. 1925
Chiradzulu Forest Reserve 774 ha, est. 1924
Kalulu Hills Forest Reserve 2892 ha, est. 1958
Liwonde Forest Reserve 27,407 ha, est. 1924
Malabvi Forest Reserve 300 ha, est. 1927
Mangochi Forest Reserve 40,853 ha, est. 1924
Mangochi Palm Forest Reserve 501 ha, est. 1980
Masambanjati Forest Reserve 93 ha, est. 1974
Masenjere Forest Reserve 276 ha, est. 1930
Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve (Milange-Michesi) 56,314 ha, est. 1927
Michiru Forest Reserve 3004 ha, est. 1970
Milare Forest Reserve 59 ha, est. 1949
Mudi Forest Reserve 39 ha, est. 1922
Namizimu Forest Reserve 88,966 ha, est. 1924
Ndirande Forest Reserve 1433 ha, est. 1922
Soche Forest Reserve 388 ha, est. 1922
Thambani Forest Reserve 4680 ha, est. 1927
Thuchila Forest Reserve 1843 ha, est. 1925
Thyolo Mountain Forest Reserve 1347 ha, est. 1924
Matandwe Forest Reserve 31,053 ha, est. 1931
Tsamba Forest Reserve 32.37 km 2 [4]
Thyolomwani Forest Reserve 965 ha, est. 1930
Zomba-Malosa Forest Reserve 19,018 ha, est. 1913
References [ edit ]
^ Mauambeta, Daulos (2010). Status of Forests and Tree Management in Malawi: A Position Paper Prepared for the Coordination Union for Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE). CURE Technical Report. September 2010 DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3497.7926 [1 ] Forest Reserve names, areas, and dates established listed in this section are from this source unless otherwise noted.
^ "Bunganya Forest Reserve". Protected Planet , Accessed 1 September 2019 [2 ]
^ "Dwambazi". Protected Planet , Accessed 1 September 2019
^ "Tsamba Forest Reserve". Protected Planet , accessed 1 September 2019. [3 ]
External links [ edit ]
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