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References
- 1 2 Latvia, Europe. UNEP-WCMC (2018). Protected Area Profile for Latvia from the World Database of Protected Areas, November 2018. Protected Planet
- ↑ (in Latvian) Par īpaši aizsargājamām dabas teritorijām Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde, Visas tiesības aizsargātas.
- ↑ Latvia IV. Protected Planet
- ↑ Latvia Ramsar Site. Wetland of International Importance Protected Planet
- ↑ (in Latvian) RAMSAR mitrāji Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde, Visas tiesības aizsargātas.
- ↑ Latvia Protected Landscape Area Protected Planet
