Corals at Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt
Photo: mindgrow [CC BY-SA 2-0]. from flickr
Discover the sites on the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas!
Sites on the IUCN Green List are certified as being effectively managed and fairly governed, with long-term positive impact on people and nature. Every five years, they are evaluated against a set of demanding criteria defined by the IUCN Green List Standard. These criteria include the quality of protection of natural values and the effectiveness of actions against threats.
Click on the links below to learn more about the sites on Protected Planet, the World Database on Protected Areas.
For more detailed information about the IUCN Green List, please visit our new, dedicated website (currently in test phase) at www.iucngreenlist.org
Sites listed in 2021
- France Coloraie du Volcan Forest Management Biological Reserves
- France Contamines-Montjoie National Nature Reserve
- France Drugeon Basin Natura 2000
- France Marshes of the lower valleys of the Essonne and the Juine
- France Tour du Valat Estate
- France Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve
- France Haut-Giffre and Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserves
- Italy Arcipelago Toscano National Park
- Italy Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona and Campigna National Park
- Switzerland Swiss National Park
Sites listed in 2020
- Colombia Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
- Colombia Chingaza National Natural Park
- France Ile Du Grand-Connétable National Nature Reserve
- Vietnam Van Long Nature Reserve
Sites listed in 2019
- France Parc National des Écrins
- France Réserve biologique dirigée du Champ du Feu
- France Réserve biologique dirigée Hochfeld
- France Réserve de Chasse et de Faune Sauvage Donzère Mondragon
- Mexico Reserva de La Biosfera Isla San Pedro Mártir
Sites listed in 2018
- Egypt Ras Mohammed National Park
- Egypt Wadi Al-Hitan
- France Parc marin de la Côte bleue
- France Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord
- France Réserve biologique intégrale du Bois du Loc’h
- France Réserve nationale de chasse et de faune sauvage d’Orlu
- France Réserve naturelle nationale des Terres australes françaises
- Jordan Ajloun Forest Reserve
- Jordan Azraq Wetland Reserve
- Kenya Ol Kinyei Conservancy
- Lebanon Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve
- United Arab Emirate Al-Wathba Wetland Reserve
Sites listed in 2014
AFRICA
- Kenya Lewa Wildlife Conservancy - renewed in 2018
- Kenya Ol Pejeta Conservancy - renewed in 2018
ASIA AND PACIFIC
- Australia Montague Island Nature Reserve
- Australia Arakwal National Park and Cape Byron State Conservation Area
- China Longwanqun National Forest Park
- China Sichuan Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve
- China Eastern Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve
- China Mount Huangshan Scenic Area - renewed in 2020
- China Wudalianchi Geological Park - renewed in 2020
- China Shaanxi Changqing National Nature Reserve
- Korea Jirisan National Park - renewed in 2021
- Korea Odaesan National Park - renewed in 2021
- Korea Seoraksan National Park - renewed in 2021
EUROPE
- France Natural Marine Park of Iroise - renewed in 2019
- France Pyrénées National Park - renewed in 2018
- France Marine natural reserve of Cerbère-Banyuls - renewed in 2018
- France Sensitive Natural Area "Marais d’Episy" - renewed in 2018
- France (Overseas territory) Guadeloupe National Park - renewed in 2018
- Italy Gran Paradiso National Park - renewed in 2021
- Spain Doñana Natural Space
- Spain Espacio Natural de Sierra Nevada
SOUTH AMERICA
- Colombia Galeras Santuario de Flora y Fauna Galeras
- Colombia Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona
- Colombia Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá
To learn more about how to join the IUCN Green List programme, contact greenlist@iucn.org or apply online.
