Bonaire
Bonaire, the eastern most of the three Dutch Leeward Antilles, is an island of austere beauty formed from ancient fossilized coral reefs and sits on the lip of a deep ocean trench that separates it from the South American mainland.
Turks Cap Cactus
(Melocactus azureus)
Photo by: ยฉ Christian Koning
Nature Park Management
Member Organization
Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA Bonaire) is a non-governmental, not for profit foundation commissioned by the island government to manage the two protected areas of Bonaire: the Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP) and the Washington Slagbaai National Park (WSNP).
Contact information
For general questions
Email: info@stinapa.org
Phone: (+599) 717 – 8444
Visiting address
Barcadera 10, Kralendijk,
Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
Visiting hours
Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00
Bonaire National Parks
Bonaire Key Species & Ecosystems
Caribbean Flamingo
Photo credit: ยฉ Alexes Photos
Queen Conch
(Lobatus gigas)
Photo credit: ยฉ Mark Vermeij
Green Iguana
Photo credit: ยฉ Aline Dassel
Red mangroves
(Rhizophora mangle)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Christian Kรถnig (SHAPE/DCNA)
Blue-tailed Emerald Hummingbird
(Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
Photo credit: ยฉ Rostislav Stach
Hawksbill turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Brenda Kirkby
Pair of yellow-shouldered amazon
(Amazona barbadensis)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Rudy van Gelderen
Divi Divi
(Caesalpinia coriaria)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ
Northern crested caracara
(Caracara cheriway)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Marjolijn Lopes Cardozo (SHAPE/DCNA)
Blue Parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ
Kibrahacha tree
(Tabebuia billbergii)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Diego Marquez
American kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Diego Marquez
Spinner dolphins
(Stenella longirostris)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Mark Vermeij
Other Nature Organizations
Latest updates from STINAPA
The next full moon lagadishi walk is sold out!
You can still reserve your spot for the next two available dates: July 2nd & October 28th.
Ingeborg Veltman-Dijk , lucky us!!
STINAPA will also be here tonight displaying a photo exhibition that shows the hard work nature organizations are doing on Bonaire. This was a project we did in collaboration with WWF Dutch Caribbean
You won't want to miss this!
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STINAPA tambe lo ta presente awenochi kaminda nos lo hasi apertura di un eksibishon ku potrรจt ku ta mustra e trabou duru ku diferente organisashon di konservashon di naturalesa ta hasi riba nos isla. Esaki tabata un proyekto ku nos a realisa huntu WWF Dutch Caribbean
Nos ta topa!๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐? What does that mean for Bonaire? Visit our Wetlands Day 2023 event and learn all about it.
Not only the Maniacs would love to tell you about the hard work their volunteers have been doing for years, also our great conservation and restoration friends from many other ngo's will talk about what they are doing. This event is about the wetlands of Bonaire and how we all try to preserve them.
#Bonaire #mangrove #mangroves #wetlands #coralrestoration #reforestation #seaturtles #natureconservation #worldwetlandsday #worldwetlandsday2023
Ever experienced the park after sunset? ๐ต๐
Now is your chance! Register for the walk that will take place this Sunday Feb. 5th 2023.
โ๏ธ Call +599 717-8444 to reserve a spot
(during office hours: weekdays 8am - 4pm)
๐๏ธ Pay at the park upon arrival on the day of the hike
(only those who called in advance will have a ticket available at the booth)
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Abo a yega di eksperensia nos parke despues ku solo a baha? ๐ต๐
Awor ta bo chรจns! Registrรก pa e kaminata ku lo tuma luga djadumingu awor 5 di feb. 2023.
โ๏ธ Yama +599 717-8444 pa reservรก bo puesto
(durante ora di trabou: den siman 8.00 - 16.00)
๐๏ธ Por paga na parke riba mesun dia di e kaminata
(solamente esnan ku a bel delantรก lo tin un ticket reservรก na bali di parke)
How long is the walk?
I'd love to see the park at night! I just won't be there for those dates! ๐
Danique Hensen dit lijkt me best leuk om keer te doen
Sounds so cool!
Isa Isa Kieft Dit is wat voor jou!!
Greetje Pastoor dit is ook leuk om een x te doen๐
Slaagbaai???
Harriette Houmes volgende keer dit ook doen ๐
Ingeborg Veltman-Dijk iets voor jullie??
Lucien Van Os Leuk om een keer te doen? ๐
Rijk Van Meekeren leuk?
Lore Vissers
Sabina Bosch
Ellen Guns - van den Tillaar
Qiwi Maatman Jazeker!! Staat op mijn lijstje, ga je mee?
Last Saturday, STINAPA had the honor of welcoming King Willem-Alexander, Queen Mรกxima and Princess Amalia on Bonaire. ๐
The STINAPA Junior Rangers informed the Royal Family during a photo exhibition about the work of nature conservation organizations on the island, coastal protection, and about their activities as rangers. After visiting the exhibition, the King, Queen and Princess took a boat trip through the mangrove bay where STINAPA director Jan van der Ploeg explained how the mangroves protect the coastal area and the importance of this rich ecosystem as for example nursery habitat for fish. What a beautiful day! ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผโโ๏ธ
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Djasabra ku a pasa, STINAPA tabata tin e honor di risibรญ Rei Willem-Alexander, Reina Mรกxima i Prinsesa Amalia, (e famia real) na Boneiru. ๐
E Junior Rangernan di STINAPA a informรก e famia real durante un eksibishon ku potrรจt tokante di e trabou ku diferente organisashon di konservashon di naturalesa ta hasi riba nos isla, protekshon di kosta di laman, i nan aktividat nan komo ranger. Despues di esei, Rei, Reina i e Prinsesa (famia real) a hasi un rekorido ku boto den e kanalnan di palu di mangel huntu ku Direktor di STINAPA Jan van der Ploeg kaminda el a splika nan kon palu di laman ta protehรก nos isla i e importansia di e ekosistema riku aki manera por ehรจmpel krรจsh di piskรก. Tabata un dia hopi bunita! ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Photo credits: Casper Douma Photography & Judeaniro De Jongh, Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire
Koninklijk Huis
Job well done. Congrats to every single one of you for making this such a memorable experience. Pabien!!
Lac Pa Semper Coral Update - In August 2022, Reef Renewal installed 10 coral nursery trees in Lac Cai and filled with 50 fragments of elkhorn coral. Over the last 6 months, weโve produced more than 200 corals through fragmentation, already reaching 40% nursery capacity with the ultimate goal of 500 coral fragments. Once theyโve grown to a suitable size, these corals will be outplanted to the backreef area of Lac, where there was once a thriving coral reef ecosystem. ๐คฉ
Reef Renewal staff, volunteers, and STINAPA rangers maintain the nursery regularly by removing algae and potential predators that can negatively affect coral growth and survival.๐ชธ
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐๐๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐), ๐ขโฌ40๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire
RESEMBID
#LacPaSemper
Photo credits: Reef Renewal
Annual Lionfish Survey - STINAPA biologists Paulo and Roxanne are currently conducting the annual lionfish survey. ๐
Transects of 50m using reels are conducted at 3 depths at 24 sites in the Bonaire National Marine Park. If you see them, or their reels underwater rest assured everything is removed at the end of the dive.
Tell me where you find the big ones.