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List of the "protected areas" of French Polynesia
There are
nine officially protected areas in French Polynesia under Law n°95-257 AT,
14 December 1995 for nature conservancy
Unfortunately, they are either poorly or not managed at all, except for Vaikivi.
| Name
of the area (and of the island) |
Commune (Archipelago) | Date
of creation |
Category |
Land area | Involved avifauna | Type of island |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohotani | Mohatani (Marquesas) |
1971 |
IV |
1.354 ha | 10 species
of seabirds 4 endemic landbirds |
Volcanic dry |
| Eiao | Nuku Hiva (Marquesas) |
1971 |
IV |
5180 ha | 8 species
of seabirds 1 endemic landbird |
Volcanic dry |
| Hatuta'a | Nuku Hiva (Marquesas) |
1971 |
IV |
1813 ha | 17 species
of seabirds 4 endemic landbirds |
Volcanic dry |
| Motu one | Nuku Hiva (Marquesas) |
1971 |
IV |
less than one hectare | sand reef | |
| Taiaro | Fakarava (Tuamotu) |
1972(lagon) 1977 (atoll) |
I |
1900 ha | 2 endemic landbirds | Atoll |
| Scilly and Bellinghausen | Maupiti (Society) |
1971(lagon) 1992 (atoll) |
I |
1400 ha + 960 ha | 9 species
of seabirds 1 endemic landbird |
Atoll |
| Te
Faaiti (Tahiti) |
Hitia'a o
te ra (Society) |
1989 |
II |
750 ha | 4 endemic landbirds | Volcanic wet |
| Vaikivi (Ua Huka) |
Ua Huka (Marquesas) |
1997 |
Ia,
II |
240 ha | 5 endemic landbirds | Volcanic wet |
