United Republic of Tanzania

838 Total Protected Areas

175 With management effectiveness evaluations

Terrestrial Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas

Other effective area-based conservation measures

0 Total Other effective area-based conservation measures

Polygons/Points ratio

Polygons 99%

Points 1%

Terrestrial Protected Areas Coverage

38.24% Coverage

362,264km² Land Area Protected

947,253km² Total Land Area

55% 6th National Report Coverage

PAME

12.38% With management effectiveness evaluations

117,232km² Areas Assessed

Marine Protected Areas Coverage

3.02% Coverage

7,330km² Marine and Coastal Area Protected

243,130km² Marine Area Protected

7% 6th National Report Coverage

PAME

1.67% With management effectiveness evaluations

4,070km² Areas Assessed

Disclaimer: 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.

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IUCN Management Categories

1. Not Reported 737, 87.95% View list
2. VI 19, 2.27% View list
3. Not Applicable 7, 0.84% View list
4. IV 52, 6.21% View list
5. III 1, 0.12% View list
6. Ib 8, 0.95% View list
7. II 14, 1.67% View list

Governance types

Federal or national ministry or agency 774 View list
Local communities 38 View list
Not Reported 19 View list
Collaborative governance 4 View list
Sub-national ministry or agency 2 View list
Non-profit organisations 1 View list

Sources (10)

National Parks of Tanzania Updated: 2016 Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2020 IUCN World Heritage Programme
Forest Reserves of Tanzania Updated: 2020 Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency
Tanzanian Protected Areas Updated: 2009 GIS Section, Land Use Commission, Division of Forestry and Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania
Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP) Updated: 2017 Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP)
Protected areas of Tanzania Updated: 2010 WWF’s Conservation Science Program (CSP), USA
Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2020 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2018 UNESCO-MAB
Tanzania Protected Areas Updated: 2009 WWF US
LMMAs of the Western Indian Ocean Database Updated: 2012 Blue Ventures, London, UK

Designations

National designations

827

Marine Reserve 2
Nature Reserve 1
National Park 17
Marine Park 2
Forest Reserve 682
Game Reserve 19
Conservation Area 4
Wildlife Management Area 14
Locally Managed Marine Area 1
Open area 24
Game controlled area 19
Sanctuary and Closed Forest Reserve 1
Nature Forest Reserve 17
Forest Plantation 23
Collaborative Fishery Management Area 1

Regional designations

International designations

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 3
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 4
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 4

Growth in protected area coverage

The graph excludes status years with no information reported (STAT_YR = 0).

United Republic of Tanzania Protected Areas

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Kiweni

Loliondo

Soni Public Land

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for United Republic of Tanzania from the World Database of Protected Areas, November 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net