Sierra Leone, Africa

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Number of Protected areas

50

10 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

72% Polygons

28% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 1
For National designations 11
TOTAL 12

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

9.39% coverage

6,825 km2 Land Area Protected

72,709 km2 Total Land Area

5% 5th National Report Coverage

3.63% with management effectiveness evaluation

2,637.099469 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.54% coverage

863 km2 Marine Area Protected

160,453 km2 Total Marine Area

6% 5th National Report Coverage

0.08% with management effectiveness evaluation

122.954659 km2 Area Assessed

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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

Categories Count
National Park 8
Forest Reserve 29
Strict Nature Reserve 3
Game Reserve 1
No or Non - Hunting Forest Reserve 3
Game Sanctuary / Non-hunting Forest Reserve 1
Marine Protected Area 4

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

1

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 1