Croatia, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

1,196

20 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

93% Polygons

7% 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

38.26% coverage

21,752 km2 Land Area Protected

56,856 km2 Total Land Area

12% 5th National Report Coverage

21.65% with management effectiveness evaluation

4,710.295613 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

8.54% coverage

4,737 km2 Marine Area Protected

55,462 km2 Total Marine Area

2% 5th National Report Coverage

8.1% with management effectiveness evaluation

383.4913 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Not Reported 786 65.72
Not Applicable 4 0.33
Not Assigned 406 33.95

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 1185 99.08
Not Reported 11 0.92

National designations

9

Categories Count
Regional Park 2
National Park 8
Natural Monument 80
Special Reserve 77
Horticultural Monument 119
Strict Reserve 2
Forest Park 27
Significant Landscape 82
Nature Park 11

Regional designations

2

Categories Count
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 38
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 741

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 2
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 5