Greenland, Polar
Number of Protected areas
26
2 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
96% Polygons
4% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 3 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
41.12% coverage
885,648 km2 Land Area Protected
2,154,016 km2 Total Land Area
0.27% with management effectiveness evaluation
5,749.926976 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
4.52% coverage
102,326 km2 Marine Area Protected
2,264,467 km2 Total Marine Area
0.02% with management effectiveness evaluation
402.139927 km2 Area Assessed
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IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ib | 7 | 26.92 |
II | 1 | 3.85 |
III | 3 | 11.54 |
IV | 1 | 3.85 |
Not Reported | 12 | 46.15 |
Not Applicable | 2 | 7.69 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 12 | 46.15 | |
Not Reported | 14 | 53.85 |
Related countries & territories
National designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Nature Reserve | 11 |
National Park | 1 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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