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Protected areas of Norway include: National parks of Norway; Category:Nature_reserves_in_Norway; About 17 percent of the mainland of Norway is protected. Of this, ca. 8.3 percent is national parks, 1.3 percent is nature reserves and 4.7 percent otherwise protected. [1] IUCN aims to protect at least 15 percent of all types of nature.
Map of national parks in 2018 National parks (green), nature reserves (purple), geotope protection areas (orange) and bird sanctuaries of Svalbard Norway has 48 national parks, of which 41 are on the mainland and 7 on Svalbard. National parks in Norway are stricter than many other countries, and nearly all motorized vehicles are prohibited. The Right to roam applies, thus hiking, skiing and ...
Protected areas of Norway by county (11 C) B. Bird sanctuaries in Norway (1 C) G. Geoparks in Norway (2 P) L. Landscape protection areas in Norway (2 P) N.
Category: Protected areas of Norway by county. ... Protected areas of Vestland (1 C, 6 P) This page was last edited on 4 August 2023, at 00:20 (UTC). ...
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The park is divided into a major western part and a minor eastern part by the European route E6 paralleled with the main railway between Oslo and Trondheim.Altogether the protected area amounts 4,365 square kilometres (1,685 sq mi) and also includes areas in the county of Hedmark in addition to the three of the National Park.
The national parks in Norway are mostly located in mountain areas; about 2% of the productive forests in the country are protected. [ 17 ] Some plants, such as holly and bell heather , are classified as western due to their need for high humidity or low tolerance of winter frost; these will stay close to the southwestern coast, with their ...
Pasvik is one of very few areas in Norway where Laxmann's shrew is found. Reindeer husbandry is permitted within the park, although the area is mostly used during the winter as the herds are moved out to Varangerfjorden for the summers. Raccoon dog is an introduced species to Europe and was first spotted in the national park area in 1983. [27]