Colombia, Latin America & Caribbean

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Number of Protected areas

1,006

0

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

99%

Polygons

1%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 3
For National designations 1
For Regional designations 1
TOTAL 5

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

14.81%

coverage

169,545 km2

Land Area Protected

1,145,033 km2

Total Land Area

78.44%

with management effectiveness evaluation

132,998.7315 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

17.07%

coverage

124,737 km2

Marine Area Protected

730,742 km2

Total Marine Area

25.72%

with management effectiveness evaluation

32,080.80319 km2

Area Assessed

Warning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory. Learn how we calculate protected area coverage statistics

IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 2 0.2
II 80 7.95
III 2 0.2
IV 12 1.19
V 19 1.89
VI 476 47.32
Not Reported 408 40.56
Not Applicable 7 0.7

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 116 11.53
Not Reported 415 41.25
Sub-national ministry or agency 194 19.28
Individual landowners 281 27.93

National designations

15

Categories Count
Flora Sanctuary 1
Park Way 1
Recreation Area 10
Forest Reserve Protectress National 57
Natural Reserve 2
Fauna and Flora Sanctuary 10
Reserve Natural Civil Society 610
Park Natural Regional 52
Forest Reserve Protectress Regional 96
Natural National Park 43
Soil Conservation District 13
Integrated Management Regional District 89
Fauna Sanctuary 1
Integrated Management National District 3
Natual Area 1

Regional designations

1

Categories Count
Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) 3

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 5
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 2
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 7