Belgium, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

2,059

379 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100% Polygons

0% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 2
For National designations 1
For Regional designations 2
TOTAL 5

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

15.43% coverage

4,733 km2 Land Area Protected

30,683 km2 Total Land Area

13% 6th National Report Coverage

12.6% with management effectiveness evaluation

3,866.765792 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

36.65% coverage

1,270 km2 Marine Area Protected

3,465 km2 Total Marine Area

36% 6th National Report Coverage

0.19% with management effectiveness evaluation

6.573838 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
IV 1077 52.31
V 1 0.05
VI 60 2.91
Not Reported 543 26.37
Not Applicable 1 0.05
Not Assigned 377 18.31

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 2047 99.42
Not Reported 10 0.49
Collaborative governance 2 0.1

National designations

19

Categories Count
State Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) 223
Regional Nature Reserve (Flemish Region) 70
Certified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) 172
Scientific Interest Site (Walloon Region) 153
Certified Nature Reserve (Flemish Region) 358
Forest Reserve (Walloon Region) 19
Protected Dunes (Flemish Region) 104
Forest Reserve (Flemish Region) 62
Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region) 228
Certified Forest Reserve (Flemish Region) 16
Regional Nature Reserve (Brussels Capital Region) 13
Forest Reserve (Brussels Capital Region) 2
Military Zones (Flemish Region) 23
Protected Zone In The Forest (Brussels Capital Region) 4
Certified Nature Reserve (Brussels Capital Region) 3
Nature Management Plan Type 4 (Flemish Region) 8
Nature Management Plan Type 3 (Flemish Region) 13
Extended Forest Management Plan (Flemish Region) 5
Nature Management Plan Type 2 (Flemish Region) 35

Regional designations

3

Categories Count
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 281
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 2
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 255

International designations

2

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 9
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1