Seychelles, Africa

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Number of Protected areas

40

6 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

95% Polygons

5% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 2
For National designations 2
TOTAL 4

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

49.64% coverage

242 km2 Land Area Protected

487 km2 Total Land Area

34.35% with management effectiveness evaluation

167.222355 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

15.66% coverage

209,930 km2 Marine Area Protected

1,340,839 km2 Total Marine Area

0.18% with management effectiveness evaluation

2,435.292329 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 5 12.5
Ib 1 2.5
II 8 20.0
VI 6 15.0
Not Reported 18 45.0
Not Applicable 2 5.0

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 20 50.0
Not Reported 20 50.0

National designations

8

Categories Count
Nature Reserve 9
National Park 4
Protected Area 1
Marine National Park 6
Special Reserve 8
Shell Reserve 4
MSP Zone 1 1
MSP Zone 2 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

2

Categories Count
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 2
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 4