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Dept.
Name
Area (ha)
Comments
Río Negro
El Rosario
290
Wetlands, native forests and grasslands. High biodiversity value.
AAVC
Mafalda Este
119
Alkaline soils, improvement in degraded environments.
Esteros y Argarrobales del Rio
Uruguay [Estuaries and Carob
Plantations of the Uruguay River]
(formerly Mafalda)
1550
Part of the Esteros de Farrapos [Farrapos Estuaries] (native forest and wetlands). Recent
sedimentary system of the Uruguay River. Richness in biodiversity.
1550
Las Tunas
178
New and rare species (herbaceous plants and cacti).
El Jabalí
641
Native forests, sandy areas, dunes, new species of flora and fauna. Conservation of
fragile species and ecosystems. Río Negro ecosystem. Richness in biodiversity.
641
El Cimarrón
29
Native forest linked to a permanent water course.
La Trinidad
Legally protected species (Butia yatay), threatened grasslands and prairies, high
scenic value.
El Ombú
227
Legally protected species (Butia yatay) (population with conservation problems);
threatened grasslands and prairies, high scenic value.
Paysandú
Cueva del Tigre -El Refugio
12
Native forest linked to a permanent water course.
Santa Carolina
152
Site of paleontological value (currently being studied); high scenic value.
el Pucará – Carretón II
20
Sites of special management for the conservation of chestnut seedeaters.
Chasicó
289
Regeneration area of Butia yatay palm groves.
San Pedro-Don Martín
256
Conservation area of Butia yatay palm groves, natural fields and native forests.
El Retiro (Queguay)
1113
Native forests, natural areas, rocky ledges
1113
Tacuarembó
Arroyo Malo
544
Native forest, uliginosa and sandy fields, rare species
La Rinconada
605
Vegetation of sandy areas, swamp forests, natural areas, rare species.
605
Cerro Agudo
498
Wetlands, rare species.
Treinta y
tres
Quiebrayugo
20
Straight-billed reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris), threatened bird and its habitat.
20
Florida
CJPP-Arteaga
5
Site of historical interest
5
Cerro
Largo
La Palma
252
Threatened grassland and pasture, native forest
Total 6800
3934