Protected areas of Tasmania
Summary of area totals

Protected areas of Tasmania

Section Title: Summary of area totals
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Operator	Class or category	Number	Total area* (ha)	Percentage of all reserved area

TPWS	Conservation area	438	622,000	18.2%

Game reserve	12	13,000	0.4%

Historic site	30	9,000	0.3%

National park	19	1,463,000	42.9%

Nature recreation area	25	67,000	2.0%

Nature reserves	86	35,000	1.0%

Regional reserves	148	454,000	13.3%

State reserves	65	46,000	1.4%

Total managed by TPWS	823	2,709,000	79.3%

STT	Informal reserve	N/A	121,000	3.6%

DPIPWE	Future potential production forest	N/A	392,000	11.5%

Other	Other not managed by TPWS or STT	N/A	192,000	5.6%

N/A	Total of all Tasmanian reserved area	N/A	3,415,000	100%

*rounding to nearest 1,000 hectares Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment is denoted by DPIPWE, Sustainable Timber Tasmania by STT and Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service by TPWS

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There are 148 regional reserves covering an area of about 454,000 ha.

final_sentence: There are 148 regional reserves covering an area of about 454,000 ha.