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Protected Areas in Lithuania
The State Service for Protected Areas (under the Ministry of Environment) organizes the protection and management of protected areas.
The Service coordinates the activities of 4 National Parks, 3 State Strict Nature Reserves as well as the work of the administration of 28 Regional Parks and one Biosphere Reserve.

Protected areas occupy 15 percent of the total area of Lithuania.
There are 3 State Strict Nature Reserves (Cepkeliai, Kamanos, Viesvile), 2 State Cultural Reserves (Kernave and Vilnius Castles), 5 National Parks (Aukstaitija, Dzukija, the Curonian Spit, Zemaitija, and Trakai Historic National Park), 30 Regional Parks, Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve, and other protected areas.
The Curonian Spit, Vilnius Old Town and Kernave vicinities have been included in the UNESCO World heritage list.
The protected areas of international importance (Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve, the Nemunas Delta Regional Park, Cepkeliai, Kamanos and Viesvile State Strict Nature Reserves) have been included in Ramsar Territories’ List.


Sources: State Service for Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment, Association of Lithuanian State Parks and Reserves (ALSPR)




Lituania

Klaipéda

National Parks

  • Kursˇiu Nerija (www)

Regional Parks

  • Nemuno delta (www)
  • Pajuris (www)
  • Rambynas (www)
  • Salantai (www)



Lituania

Telsˇiai

National Parks

  • Zˇemaitijos (www)

Nature Reserves

  • Kamanos Strict Nature Reserve (www)
  • Varniai (www)



Lituania

Sˇiauliai

Regional Parks

  • Kurtuvenai (www)
  • Tytuve˙nai (www)
  • Varniai(www)
  • Venta (www)
  • Zˇagare (www)

Nature Reserves

  • Kamanos Strict Nature Reserve (www)



Lituania

Panevézys

Regional Parks

  • Birzˇai
  • Krekenava (www)
  • Sartai



Lituania

Utena

National Parks

  • Auksˇtaitija (www)

Regional Parks

  • Anyksˇcˇiai (www)
  • Asveja (www)
  • Grazˇute (www)



Lituania

Taurage

Regional Parks

  • Pagramantis (www)
  • Panemuniai

Nature Reserves

  • Viesˇvile Strict Nature Reserve (www)
  • Varniai (www)



Lituania

Kaunas

Regional Parks

  • Dubysa
  • Kauno marios (www)
  • Krekenava (www)
  • Nemuno kilpos (www)



Lituania

Vilnius

National Parks

  • Trakai Historical National Park (www)

Regional Parks

  • Asveja (www)
  • Dievenisˇkeˇs Historical  Regional Park
  • Labanoras (www)
  • Neris (www)
  • Pavilniai (www)
  • Sirveta (www)
  • Verkiai (www)

Cultural Reserves

  • Kernave State Cultural Reserve (www)



Lituania

Marijampole

Regional Parks

  • Visˇtytis (www)

Biosphere Reserves

  • Zuvintas (www)



Lituania

Alytus

National Parks

  • Dzu¯kija (www)

Regional Parks

  • Meteliai (www)
  • Veisiejai

Nature Reserves

  • Cˇepkeliai Strict Nature Reserve (www)

Biosphere Reserves

  • Zuvintas (www)