Marshall Islands, Asia & Pacific
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
Warning: 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. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
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 |
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International designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2 |