Portugal, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

449

45 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

98% Polygons

2% 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

22.92% coverage

21,114 km2 Land Area Protected

92,141 km2 Total Land Area

22% 5th National Report Coverage

51.23% with management effectiveness evaluation

10,817.02969 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

16.56% coverage

285,578 km2 Marine Area Protected

1,724,156 km2 Total Marine Area

0.35% with management effectiveness evaluation

1,009.1 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 13 2.9
Ib 25 5.57
II 1 0.22
III 22 4.9
IV 68 15.14
V 47 10.47
VI 53 11.8
Not Reported 200 44.54
Not Applicable 20 4.45

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 394 87.75
Not Reported 43 9.58
Collaborative governance 12 2.67

National designations

21

Categories Count
Resource Management Protected Area 34
Silence and Tranquility Area 4
Protected Landscape 28
Local Nature Reserve 2
National Park 1
Natural Monument 18
Geological and High Altitude Vegetation Reserve 1
Regional Protected Landscape 2
Regional Natural Park 1
Private Protected Area 1
Botanical Reserve 1
Other 1
Partial Nature Reserve 1
Marine Park 1
Nature Reserve 36
Leisure and Mountain Reserve 9
Local Protected Landscape 5
Habitats or Species Management Protected Area 54
Nature Park 14
Partial Reserve 9
Integral Natural Reserve 6

Regional designations

3

Categories Count
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 62
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 12
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 107

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 7
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 31