Austria, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

1,642

5 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

99% Polygons

1% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 6
For National designations 2
For Regional designations 1
TOTAL 9

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

28.42% coverage

23,845 km2 Land Area Protected

83,912 km2 Total Land Area

27% 5th National Report Coverage

0.56% with management effectiveness evaluation

471.966738 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.0% coverage

0 km2 Marine Area Protected

0 km2 Total Marine Area

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 5 0.3
Ib 2 0.12
II 26 1.58
III 149 9.07
IV 659 40.13
V 368 22.41
VI 4 0.24
Not Reported 426 25.94
Not Applicable 3 0.18

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 1616 98.42
Not Reported 26 1.58

National designations

19

Categories Count
Nature Reserve 473
National Park 26
Nature Park 49
Wilderness Area 1
Landscape And Nature Protection Area 4
Landscape Protection Area 270
Protected Landscape Section 325
Flora Protection Area 5
Rest Area 9
Special Conservation Areas 3
Protected Natural Objects Of Local Importance 8
Protected Habitat 2
Protected Biotopes 3
Ecological Development Area 3
Biosphere Park 8
Ex-Lege Landscape Protection 1
Regional Protected Areas 9
special conservation areas 4
Protected Natural Objects of local importance 10

Regional designations

2

Categories Count
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 304
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 99

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 23