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Explore 7 protected areas in Vanuatu — rated across 10 categories

The Amal/Crab Bay tabu area on eastern Malekula, part of the Port Stanley mangrove system. Established as a community resource-management and conservation area protecting extensive mangroves, fringing

Crab Bay

A government-established forest reserve on Erromango, the largest island of Tafea Province, protecting one of the last significant stands of Pacific kauri (Agathis macrophylla) and associated lowland 

Erromango Kauri

The largest lake in Vanuatu, a crescent-shaped caldera lake encircling the active Mount Garet volcano on Gaua in the Banks Islands. Designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2023 and 

Lake Letas

A legally protected remnant of lowland tropical rainforest on the east coast of Espiritu Santo, registered as a Community Conservation Area. It is critical habitat for the endangered Vanuatu megapode 

Loru

A community-governed network of marine and terrestrial tabu (no-take) areas across Nguna and Pele islands off northern Efate. Established in 2003 and recognised as a model of Pacific community conserv

Nguna-Pele

Vanuatu's largest conservation area, on Big Bay in northern Espiritu Santo. It protects the country's only extensive lowland alluvial and limestone rainforest and was the first area officially declare

Vatthe

A long-standing community conservation and marine reserve area on the island of Malekula, one of Vanuatu’s earliest and largest community-protected terrestrial and coastal areas, protecting reef, fore

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