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Number of Protected areas

4,056

220 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

99% Polygons

1% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 10
For National designations 1
For Regional designations 3
TOTAL 14

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

28.1% coverage

142,475 km2 Land Area Protected

507,013 km2 Total Land Area

2.68% with management effectiveness evaluation

13,573.60027 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

12.69% coverage

127,610 km2 Marine Area Protected

1,005,717 km2 Total Marine Area

0.07% with management effectiveness evaluation

656.657062 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.

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 13 0.32
Ib 62 1.53
II 98 2.42
III 272 6.71
IV 187 4.61
V 315 7.77
VI 53 1.31
Not Reported 2203 54.31
Not Applicable 45 1.11
Not Assigned 808 19.92

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 3913 96.47
Not Reported 61 1.5
Local communities 2 0.05
Collaborative governance 13 0.32
Sub-national ministry or agency 67 1.65

National designations

42

Categories Count
Marine Reserve 11
Nature Reserve 112
Natural Monument 248
Natural Park 132
Protected Landscape 58
Nature Place 33
Nacional Park 15
Biosphere Reserve 1
Regional Park 12
Periurban Protected Area 21
Nature Reserve (Parcial) 64
Nature Reserve (Integral) 19
Site Of Scientific Interest 91
Rural Park 7
Natura 2000 286
Protected Biotop 8
Nature Reserve (Special ) 17
Nature Enclave 28
Integral Reserve 3
Nature Reserve (Wildlife) 13
Nature Place (National Interest) 7
Marine Protected Area 2
Nature Place (Local Interest) 75
Animal Refuge 1
Protected Wetland 5
Microreserve 48
Periurban Park 11
Singular Tree 72
Protection Plan 184
Site Of National Interest 4
Nature Reserve (Management) 3
Area Of Regional Interest 4
Natural Area (Recreational) 2
Fluvial Reserve 6
Ecological Corridor 4
Natural Monument (National Interest) 1
Nature Place (Picturesque) 1
Natural Area (Singular) 5
Wetland Site 48
Cave 134
Private Area (Ecological Interest) 1
Ecocultural Corridor 1

Regional designations

4

Categories Count
Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) 9
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1467
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 13
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 647

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 39
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 6
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 75