El Salvador, Latin America & Caribbean

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Number of Protected areas

168

23 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

91% Polygons

9% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 2
For National designations 1
TOTAL 3

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

8.78% coverage

1,806 km2 Land Area Protected

20,573 km2 Total Land Area

0.41% with management effectiveness evaluation

84.110066 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.71% coverage

665 km2 Marine Area Protected

94,238 km2 Total Marine Area

0.22% with management effectiveness evaluation

206.773048 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 1 0.6
Not Reported 165 98.21
Not Applicable 2 1.19

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Not Reported 168 100.0

National designations

6

Categories Count
National Park 8
Protected Area 54
Protected Area of Managed Resources 1
Natural Area 92
Habitat Management Area 3
Habitat/Species Management Area 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

2

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 7