Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

13 Total Protected Areas

0 With management effectiveness evaluations

Terrestrial Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas

Other effective area-based conservation measures

0 Total Other effective area-based conservation measures

Polygons/Points ratio

Polygons 77%

Points 23%

Terrestrial Protected Areas Coverage

37.66% Coverage

164km² Land Area Protected

434km² Total Land Area

PAME

0.0% With management effectiveness evaluations

0km² Areas Assessed

Marine Protected Areas Coverage

54.77% Coverage

902,497km² Marine and Coastal Area Protected

1,647,745km² Marine Area Protected

PAME

0.0% With management effectiveness evaluations

0km² Areas Assessed

Disclaimer: 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

1. Ia 2, 15.38% View list
2. IV 6, 46.15% View list
3. V 1, 7.69% View list
4. Not Reported 2, 15.38% View list
5. Not Applicable 1, 7.69% View list
6. Not Assigned 1, 7.69% View list

Governance types

Federal or national ministry or agency 10 View list
Not Reported 3 View list

Sources (4)

Protected Areas of Ascension Island Updated: 2019 Conservation Office, Ascension Island Government
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2020 IUCN World Heritage Programme
Protected Areas of St Helena Updated: 2005 Environment Planning & Development Section, St Helena
Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2020 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

Designations

National designations

Nature Reserve 6
National Park 1
Marine Protected Area 1
Wildlife Reserve 1
Sanctuary 1

Regional designations

International designations

World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 2

Growth in protected area coverage

The graph excludes status years with no information reported (STAT_YR = 0).