Colombia, Latin America & Caribbean

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Number of Protected areas

621

60

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

98%

Polygons

2%

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

14.16%

coverage

162,123 km2

Land Area Protected

1,145,033 km2

Total Land Area

82.3%

with management effectiveness evaluation

133,391.349301 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

10.45%

coverage

76,392 km2

Marine Area Protected

730,742 km2

Total Marine Area

19.53%

with management effectiveness evaluation

14,918.84 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 0.32
II 80 12.88
III 2 0.32
IV 13 2.09
V 19 3.06
VI 491 79.07
Not Reported 7 1.13
Not Applicable 7 1.13

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 117 18.84
Not Reported 13 2.09
Sub-national ministry or agency 199 32.05
Individual landowners 292 47.02

National designations

14

Categories Count
Fauna and Flora Sanctuary 10
Natural National Park 43
Park Way 1
Natural Reserve 2
Recreation Area 10
Natual Area 1
Forest Reserve Protectress National 56
Flora Sanctuary 1
Park Natural Regional 36
Forest Reserve Protectress Regional 86
Soil Conservation District 9
Integrated Management Regional District 57
Reserve Natural Civil Society 292
Fauna Sanctuary 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 2
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 6