Sri Lanka, Asia & Pacific
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Number of Protected areas
660
2
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
99%
Polygons1%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 4 |
| For National designations | 4 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
29.86%
coverage19,897 km2
Land Area Protected66,632 km2
Total Land Area3.19%
with management effectiveness evaluation633.8389015 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
0.07%
coverage399 km2
Marine Area Protected534,085 km2
Total Marine Area0.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation0.0 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 | 66 | 10.0 |
| Ib | 383 | 58.03 |
| II | 18 | 2.73 |
| IV | 61 | 9.24 |
| Not Reported | 126 | 19.09 |
| Not Applicable | 6 | 0.91 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 556 | 84.24 | |
| Not Reported | 104 | 15.76 |
National designations
10
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Nature Reserve | 7 |
| National Park | 17 |
| Forest Reserve | 94 |
| Strict Natural Reserve | 3 |
| Sanctuary | 56 |
| Jungle Corridor | 1 |
| National Heritage Wilderness Area | 1 |
| Reserved Forest | 384 |
| Conservation Forest | 62 |
| Other State Forest | 23 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|