List of protected areas established in 2012
Below is a list of all of the protected areas that were officially established as such in the year of 2012. The table contains each place's/park's/monument's name, country in which the corresponding place/park/monument is located and the total approximate area that the corresponding place/park/monument covers.
| Name of place/park/monument | Country in which the place/park/monument is located | Total approximate area that the place/park/monument covers |
| Cesar E. Chavez National Monument | United States | 42 |
| Chimney Rock National Monument | United States | 1,913 |
| Fort Ord National Monument | United States | 5,929 |
| Fulufjellet National Park | Norway | 82,500 |
| Limmen National Park | Australia | 1,000,000 |
| Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve | Canada | 485,000 |
| Ntokou-Pikounda National Park | Republic of Congo | 4,572 |
| Olympic Park, London | United Kingdom | Unknown at this time |