Croatia, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

1,195

20

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100%

Polygons

0%

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

38.25%

coverage

21,749 km2

Land Area Protected

56,856 km2

Total Land Area

21.66%

with management effectiveness evaluation

4,710.295611 km2

Area Assessed

Area marine

8.54%

coverage

4,737 km2

Marine Area Protected

55,462 km2

Total Marine Area

8.1%

with management effectiveness evaluation

383.4912632 km2

Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Not Reported 784 65.61
Not Applicable 4 0.33
Not Assigned 407 34.06

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 1186 99.25
Not Reported 9 0.75

National designations

9

Categories Count
National Park 8
Natural Monument 80
Nature Park 11
Special Reserve 77
Regional Park 2
Forest Park 26
Significant Landscape 82
Strict Reserve 2
Horticultural Monument 119

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