1. Areas protected in accordance with national regulations
1. a. Protected cultural monuments
The Central registry of protected cultural monuments lists 357 cultural monuments, divided into:
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1st category – monuments of outstanding importance (35)
- 2nd category – monuments of great importance (135)
- 3rd category – monuments of local importance (187)
(The list is enclosed)
1. b. Protected natural areas
National parks:
- Mountain Durmitor – 39.000 ha
- Mountain Lovcen – 6.400 ha
- Biogradska gora – 5.400 ha
- Skadar Lake – 40.000 ha
Monuments of nature
Special natural areas
The protected natural areas cover 106.655 ha or 7.72 % of the territory of Montenegro.
2. Areas protected at international level:
UNESCO, the World Natural and Cultural Heritage:
- Mountain Durmitor and the Tara River Canyon
- Cultural-Historical and Natural Region of Kotor
UNESCO, the World Biosphere Reserves
- The Tara River Basin
Ramsar wetlands, habitats of swamp birds:
- Skadar Lake
