Editing Mayotte (section)

===Protected areas===
By 2021, there were 30 protected areas on Mayotte, totaling {{Convert|55|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 13.94% of Mayotte's land area, and 100% of Mayotte's marine area.<ref name="mayotte">UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Mayotte from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 1 September 2021. [https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/MYT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901183327/https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/MYT|date=1 September 2021}}</ref> Protected areas on Mayotte include [[Mayotte Marine Natural Park]], [[Pointes et plages de Saziley et Charifou]], and Ilôt Mbouzi National Nature Reserve.

On 3 May 2021, the French government created the [[Forests of Mayotte National Nature Reserve]] ({{Lang|fr|Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Forêts de Mayotte}}). The reserve consists of {{convert|2801|ha|abbr=on}} in six mountain forests, covering 51% of Mayotte's reserve forests and 7.5% of Mayotte's total land area. Areas protected by the reserve include [[Mlima Combani and Mlima Mtsapéré Important Bird Area|Mount Mtsapéré]], [[Mlima Combani and Mlima Mtsapéré Important Bird Area|Mount Combani]], [[Benara|Mount Benara]], and [[Mont Choungui|Mount Choungui]]. The purpose of the reserve is to protect the relict primary forests of the island, restore the island's secondary forests, and protect the island's native flora and fauna.<ref>Laperche, Dorothée (2021)"La réserve naturelle nationale des forêts de Mayotte est créée" Actu-Environnement.com, 5 May 2021. Accessed 1 September 2021. [https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/reserve-naturelle-nationale-forets-mayotte-37483.php4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901184224/https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/reserve-naturelle-nationale-forets-mayotte-37483.php4|date=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref>"Décret n° 2021-545 du 3 mai 2021 portant création de la réserve naturelle nationale des forêts de Mayotte". Journal Officiel, République Française. Accessed 1 September 2021. [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043473720] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515214325/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043473720|date=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>"Forêts de Mayotte". Réserves Naturelles de France. Accessed 1 September 2021. [https://www.reserves-naturelles.org/forets-de-mayotte] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920055041/https://www.reserves-naturelles.org/forets-de-mayotte|date=20 September 2021}}</ref>