Poland, Europe
Number of Protected areas
3,084
147 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
100% Polygons
0% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 5 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 2 |
TOTAL | 8 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
39.74% coverage
123,950 km2 Land Area Protected
311,924 km2 Total Land Area
15.52% with management effectiveness evaluation
48,405.35756 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
22.57% coverage
7,211 km2 Marine Area Protected
31,946 km2 Total Marine Area
22.4% with management effectiveness evaluation
7,155.25597 km2 Area Assessed
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IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
Ib | 2 | 0.06 |
II | 18 | 0.58 |
IV | 1433 | 46.47 |
V | 119 | 3.86 |
Not Reported | 1016 | 32.94 |
Not Applicable | 11 | 0.36 |
Not Assigned | 485 | 15.73 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 3051 | 98.93 | |
Not Reported | 33 | 1.07 |
National designations
4
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Nature Reserve | 1498 |
National Park | 23 |
Landscape Park | 124 |
Protected Landscape Area | 406 |
Regional designations
3
International designations
3