Table 6.2.7. Protected nature areas in Latvia. Name Designation Area Year IUCN Latitude N Longitude E Abava Complex Nature Reserve 6 697.0 1957 IV 57°03' 22°15' Augsdaugava Protected Landscape 52 000.0 1990 V 55°52' 27°00' Augstroze Complex Nature Reserve 3 540.0 1987 IV 57°32' 24°57' Augszeme Protected Landscape 20 419.0 1977 V 55°47' 26°20' Baltakapa Complex Nature Reserve 53.0 V Bernati Botanical Reserve 402.0 IV Berzu Cranberry Reserve 120.0 IV Brienamais Bog Botanical Reserve 171.0 IV Cirisa Complex Nature Reserve 1 298.0 1977 IV 56°08' 27°00' Cuzupurvs Botanical Reserve 131.0 IV Daugavas Loki Nature Park 10 500.0 1990 V 55°52' 27°00' Delinkalns Hill Complex Nature Reserve 47.0 1962 Dizkalni Botanical Reserve 51.0 IV Drabinu Cranberry Reserve 76.0 IV Dridziz Complex Nature Reserve 2 520.0 1977 III 55°57' 27°15' Dunika tirelis Cranberry Reserve 1 334.0 IV Dzerves bog Bog Reserve 543.0 IV Ezernieki Protected Landscape 23 541.0 1977 V 56°13' 27°40' Gaizinkalns Nature Park 1 500.0 1957 V 56°52' 25°57' Gauja National Park 92 048.0 1973 V 57°15' 25°08' Gavieze Botanical Reserve 105.0 IV Grini Strict Nature Reserve 1 477.0 1936 I 56°47' 21°06' Kalkupe Complex Nature Reserve 575.0 V Klanu Bog Reserve 959.0 IV Klesniki Mire Reserve 2 949.0 1977 IV 57°52' 24°54' Korneti-Pelli Complex Nature Reserve 797.0 1962 Kraukli Mire Reserve 1 003.0 1987 IV 56°25' 25°58' Krustkalns Scientific Nature Reserve 2 902.0 1977 I 56°45' 26°05' Lielais Kemeru tirelis Mire Reserve 5 762.0 1977 IV 56°52' 23°40' Lacu Cranberry Reserve 147.0 IV Lake Babite Zoological Reserve 2 555.0 IV Lake Dunezers Zoological Reserve 135.0 IV Lake Dzilezers and Riebezers Complex Nature Reserve 301.0 V Lake Engure Zoological Reserve 4 278.0 1957 IV 57°15' 23°08' Lake Kanieris Zoological Reserve 1 128.0 1977 IV 57°01' 23°04' Lake Liepaja Zoological Reserve 3 715.0 1977 IV 56°25' 21°04' Lake Pape Zoological Reserve 1 205.0 1977 IV 56°11' 21°03' Lake Rics and Silene forest Complex Nature Reserve 3 791.0 1977 Lapsu Bog Bog Reserve 63.0 IV Lielais Kemeru tirelis Bog Reserve 5 762.0 IV Lielpurvs bog Bog Reserve 802.0 IV Limsanu Bog Cranberry Reserve 466.0 IV Lukna Botanical Reserve 161.0 IV Mazupe Botanical Reserve 129.0 IV Meadows Randu plavas Botanical Reserve 198.0 IV Medumi Complex Nature Reserve 1 375.0 1977 V 55°43' 26°20' Medze Complex Nature Reserve 70.0 III Milzukalns Hill Complex Nature Reserve 76.0 V Moricsala Strict Nature Reserve 818.0 1912 I Naglu and Ansinu Cranberry Reserve 274.0 IV Nica Botanical Reserve 94.0 IV Niedraju - Pilkas bog Bog Reserve 1 057.0 1987 IV 57°46' 24°40' Ollas bog and River Pigele Cranberry Reserve 2 949.0 1977 IV 57°52' 24°54' Orlova (Ergli) Mire Reserve 2 638.0 1977 IV 57°03' 27°27' Ovisi Botanical Reserve 1 792.0 IV Piejura Nature Park 1 629.0 1962 V 57°07' 24°15' Pirtsmeza bog Bog Reserve 531.0 IV Plienciems Complex Nature Reserve 51.0 V Plucu Bog Reserve 477.0 IV Purgailu bog Bog Reserve 388.0 IV Ragakapa Complex Nature Reserve 26.0 V Rakupe Complex Nature Reserve 616.0 V Randu plavas meadows Botanical Reserve 198.0 IV Rics Complex Nature Reserve 3 791.0 1977 IV 55°37' 26°43' Riesta - Szukstenes Cranberry Reserve 280.0 IV Rucava Botanical Reserve 207.0 IV Salaca Complex Nature Reseve 5 323.0 1977 V 57°50' 24°40' Salas I Zoological Reserve 4 019.0 1987 IV 56°47' 27°03' Sarnates Mire Reserve 1 413.0 1987 IV 57°07' 21°26' Sauka Nature Park 5 377.0 1987 V 56°17' 26°28' Seaboard at Mersrags Zoological Reserve 51.0 IV Seaboard from Kuivizi to Ainazi Zoological Reserve 673.0 IV Slitere Strict Nature Reserve 15 037.0 1921 I 57°38' 22°27' Slocene Complex Nature Reserve 1 612.0 1977 IV 57°02' 23°23' Skarbes Bog Reserve 185.0 IV Soku Bog Reserve 1 925.0 1977 IV 57°53' 24°48' Stiklu (Stikli) Bogs Mire Reserve 2 388.0 1977 IV 57°18' 22°15' Stony seaside of Vidzeme Complex Nature Reserve 1 322.0 IV, V Supe Mire Reserve 1 185.0 1987 IV 56°14' 25°32' Svente Complex Nature Reserve 2 348.0 1977 IV 55°50' 26°20' Talsi Nature Park 2 827.0 1987 V 57°16' 23°40' Teici Scientific Nature Reserve 19 047.0 1982 I 56°37' 26°22' Tervete Nature Park 1 350.0 1957 V 56°28' 23°22' Tisa Cranberry Reserve 55.0 IV Tuja Complex Nature Reserve 1 322.0 1957 V 57°25' 24°25' Vecdaugava Complex Nature Reserve 236.0 V Veclaicene Protected Landscape 20 649.0 1977 V 57°33' 26°54' Vecpiebalga Protected Landscape 9 532.0 1987 V 57°07' 23°16' Venta Complex Nature Reserve 1 638.0 1957 V 57°05' 21°05' Vestiena Protected Landscape 25 877.0 1977 V 56°52' 25°54' Vikvenu Bog Bog Reserve 54.0 IV Viresi Complex Nature Reserve 260.0 1962 Vitini Bog Reserve 199.0 IV Uzava Botanical Reserve 303.0 IV Venta Complex Nature Reserve 1 638.0 V Vidale Botanical Reserve 51.0 IV North Vidzeme Regional Nature Protection Complex 400 000.0 1990 V 57°45' 25°05' Vitini Bog Reserve 199.0 IV Zemgalu Cranberry Reserve 248.0 IV Ziemupe Botanical Reserve 1 835.0 1987 IV 56°47' 21°05' Source: http://muhu.cs.helsinki.fi/By_Subject/Ecology/balticparks.html HELCOM, 1996. Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in the Baltic Sea Region. Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. No. 63. Particularly Protected Nature Objects in the Terriory of the Latvian SSR. Resolution No. 107 passed by the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSr on April 10, 1987. Riga 1991. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, http://www.wcmc.org.uk/