Sierra Leone, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
50
10
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
72%
Polygons28%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 1 |
| For National designations | 11 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
9.39%
coverage6,825 km2
Land Area Protected72,709 km2
Total Land Area38.64%
with management effectiveness evaluation2,637.099469 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
0.54%
coverage863 km2
Marine Area Protected160,453 km2
Total Marine Area14.26%
with management effectiveness evaluation122.9546594 km2
Area AssessedWarning: 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
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| II | 5 | 10.0 |
| IV | 1 | 2.0 |
| VI | 1 | 2.0 |
| Not Reported | 43 | 86.0 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 4 | 8.0 | |
| Not Reported | 46 | 92.0 |
National designations
7
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|
International designations
1
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1 |