Marshall Islands, Asia & Pacific

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Number of Protected areas

16

0 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

88% Polygons

13% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 1
For National designations 1
TOTAL 2

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

11.92% coverage

34 km2 Land Area Protected

282 km2 Total Land Area

13% 6th National Report Coverage

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.27% coverage

5,388 km2 Marine Area Protected

2,004,587 km2 Total Marine Area

21% 6th National Report Coverage

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 2 12.5
Ib 5 31.25
VI 7 43.75
Not Reported 2 12.5

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Not Reported 1 6.25
Local communities 9 56.25
Government-delegated management 4 25.0
Individual landowners 2 12.5

National designations

2

Categories Count
Conservation Area 12
Other Area 2

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

1

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 2