Skip to contents

Official List of State-Protected Natural Areas in Peru

Source: R/anp_list_16122025.R
anp_list.Rd

A comprehensive dataset containing information about all officially recognized natural protected areas (Áreas Naturales Protegidas - ANP) in Peru, as maintained by the National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas (SERNANP).

Usage

anp_list

Format

A tibble with 287 rows and 13 variables:

categoria

Character. Category of the protected area (e.g., "PARQUES NACIONALES", "RESERVAS NACIONALES", "SANTUARIOS NACIONALES"). Represents the IUCN management category adapted to Peruvian legislation.

codigo

Character. Primary identification code for the protected area, typically consisting of a category abbreviation and sequential number (e.g., "PN 01" for the first National Park).

nombre

Character. Official name of the protected area.

codigo_2

Character. Secondary identification code, if applicable. Contains NA for most entries.

nombre_2

Character. Secondary or alternative name, if applicable. Contains NA for most entries.

base_legal_creacion

Character. Legal instrument that established the protected area (e.g., "LEY No 13694", "D.S. No 644-1973-AG"). May include laws (LEY), supreme decrees (D.S.), or other legal documents.

fecha_promulgacion_creacion

Date. Promulgation date of the legal instrument that created the protected area, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

base_legal_modificacion

Character. Legal instrument(s) that modified the original protected area designation, if any. May contain multiple references separated by semicolons. Contains NA if no modifications exist.

fecha_promulgacion_modificacion

Character. Promulgation date(s) of modification legal instruments. May contain multiple dates separated by slashes for multiple modifications. Contains NA if no modifications exist.

ubicación_politica

Character. Political-administrative location of the protected area, listing department(s) where it is located. Multiple departments are separated by commas and "y" (and).

extension_ha

Numeric. Total area of the protected area in hectares.

fuente

Character. Data source, typically "SERNANP" (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado).

version

Character. Version date of the official list in DD-MM-YYYY format.

Source

Official List of State-Protected Natural Areas, National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas (SERNANP), Peru. https://www.gob.pe/institucion/sernanp/informes-publicaciones/2560580-listado-oficial-de-las-areas-naturales-protegidas

Details

This dataset includes all categories of state-protected natural areas in Peru:

  • National Parks (Parques Nacionales - PN)

  • National Sanctuaries (Santuarios Nacionales - SN)

  • Historical Sanctuaries (Santuarios Históricos - SH)

  • National Reserves (Reservas Nacionales - RN)

  • Wildlife Refuges (Refugio de Vida Silvestre - RVS)

  • Landscape Reserves (Reservas Paisajísticas - RP)

  • Communal Reserves (Reservas Comunales - RC)

  • Protection Forests (Bosques de Protección - BP)

  • Hunting Reserves (Cotos de Caza - CC)

  • Reserved Zones (Zonas Reservadas - ZR)

  • Regional Conservation Areas (Áreas de Conservación Regional - ACR)

  • Private Conservation Areas (Áreas de Conservación Privada - ACP)

The protected areas system in Peru covers various ecosystems including Amazon rainforest, Andean highlands, coastal deserts, and marine environments. The dataset reflects the official status as of the version date specified in the version variable.

Legal instruments referenced include:

  • LEY: Law passed by Congress

  • D.S.: Decreto Supremo (Supreme Decree)

  • R.M.: Resolución Ministerial (Ministerial Resolution)

  • D.L.: Decreto Ley (Decree Law)

See also

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Load the dataset
data(anp_list)

# View the first few entries
head(anp_list)

# Count protected areas by category
table(anp_list$categoria)

# Find the largest protected area
anp_list[which.max(anp_list$extension_ha), ]

# List all National Parks
subset(anp_list, categoria == "PARQUES NACIONALES")

# Protected areas created after 2000
subset(anp_list, fecha_promulgacion_creacion > as.Date("2000-01-01"))

# Total protected area (hectares) by category
aggregate(extension_ha ~ categoria, data = anp_list, FUN = sum)

} # }