Colombia, Latin America & Caribbean
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Number of Protected areas
1,006
60
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
99%
Polygons1%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 3 |
| For National designations | 1 |
| For Regional designations | 1 |
| TOTAL | 5 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
15.0%
coverage169,545 km2
Land Area Protected1,145,033 km2
Total Land Area78.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation132,999.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
17.0%
coverage124,544 km2
Marine Area Protected730,742 km2
Total Marine Area26.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation32,066.0 km2
Area AssessedWarning: 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.
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
Regional designations
1
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) | 3 |