Protected areas of Estonia

Protected areas of Estonia are regulated by the Nature Conservation Act (Estonian: Looduskaitseseadus), which was passed by the Estonian parliament on April 21, 2004 and entered into force May 10, 2004.[1][2] Overall Estonia has 15403 protected areas covering 21% of the country land and 18% of it marine and coastal territory,[3] including 6 national parks: Lahemaa National Park, Karula National Park, Soomaa National Park,Vilsandi National Park, Matsalu National Park, and Alutaguse National Park

  1. ^ "Nature Conservation Act". legaltext.ee. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  2. ^ "Looduskaitseseadus". Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  3. ^ Estonia Protected Planet

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