There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi.
National parks
Kasungu National Park — situated approximately 165 km north of the capital city, Lilongwe, this is, at over 2,000 km2, the second largest of Malawi's parks
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 km2) and the highest (average height 1,800 m)
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]
^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
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There are nine national parks and reserves in Malawi.
National parks
Kasungu National Park — situated approximately 165 km north of the capital city, Lilongwe, this is, at over 2,000 km2, the second largest of Malawi's parks
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 km2) and the highest (average height 1,800 m)
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]
^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
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