Dominican Republic, Latin America & Caribbean
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Number of Protected areas
147
35
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
97%
Polygons3%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
26.0%
coverage12,727 km2
Land Area Protected48,510 km2
Total Land Area56.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation7,154.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
18.0%
coverage48,606 km2
Marine Area Protected270,774 km2
Total Marine Area3.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation1,471.0 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 | 10 | 6.8 |
Ib | 2 | 1.36 |
II | 35 | 23.81 |
III | 30 | 20.41 |
IV | 30 | 20.41 |
V | 16 | 10.88 |
VI | 19 | 12.93 |
Not Reported | 4 | 2.72 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 0.68 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 88 | 59.86 | |
Not Reported | 59 | 40.14 |
National designations
13
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 29 |
Biological Reserve | 2 |
Forest Reserve | 15 |
Natural Monument | 28 |
Wildlife Refuge | 28 |
Marine National Park | 2 |
Scientific Reserve | 8 |
National Recreation Area | 7 |
Marine Sanctuary | 2 |
Marine Mammal Sanctuary | 3 |
Via Panoramica | 10 |
Ecological Corridor | 3 |
Special Protection Area | 1 |
Regional designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) | 4 |
International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 4 |