Suriname, Latin America & Caribbean
Number of Protected areas
22
16 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
95% Polygons
5% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 3 |
TOTAL | 5 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
14.52% coverage
21,426 km2 Land Area Protected
147,558 km2 Total Land Area
30% 5th National Report Coverage
14.16% with management effectiveness evaluation
20,899.47606 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
1.54% coverage
1,981 km2 Marine Area Protected
128,363 km2 Total Marine Area
1.54% with management effectiveness evaluation
1,980.333327 km2 Area Assessed
Warning: 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. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
II | 2 | 9.09 |
IV | 10 | 45.45 |
VI | 2 | 9.09 |
Not Reported | 7 | 31.82 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 4.55 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Not Reported | 22 | 100.0 |
National designations
4
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Nature Reserve | 13 |
Forest Reserve | 2 |
Nature Park | 1 |
Multiple Use Management Area | 4 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1 |