National Designations
Various Nigerien government designations, administered by the "Direction de l'Environnment" office of the Ministry of Hydrology and Environment.
- 4 Total Faunal Reserves, the equivalent of the World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN Category IV - Habitat/Species Management Area.
- 1 Partial Faunal Reserve, the equivalent of the World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN Category IV.
- 1 Faunal Reserve Buffer Zone.
- 1 National Nature Reserve, the equivalent of the World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN Category IV.
- 1 Strict Nature Reserve, the equivalent of the World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN Category Ia (Nature Reserve).
- 1 National Park, the equivalent of the World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN Category II (National Park).
- 79 Forest Reserves (Forêts Classées) totaling 212,000 ha
- 51 restoration and land protection areas totaling 69,000 ha
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