Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Latin America & Caribbean

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Number of Protected areas

251

56 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

49% Polygons

51% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 4
For National designations 9
TOTAL 13

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

54.14% coverage

496,701 km2 Land Area Protected

917,368 km2 Total Land Area

15.95% with management effectiveness evaluation

146,352.8809 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

3.49% coverage

16,500 km2 Marine Area Protected

473,325 km2 Total Marine Area

9% 5th National Report Coverage

1.64% with management effectiveness evaluation

7,759.711633 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 43 17.13
III 33 13.15
IV 8 3.19
V 54 21.51
VI 49 19.52
Not Reported 61 24.3
Not Applicable 3 1.2

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Not Reported 251 100.0

National designations

16

Categories Count
National Park 46
Forest Reserve 10
Natural Monument 34
Wildlife Refuge 6
Wildlife Reserve 5
Biosphere Reserve 2
Other Area 7
Protective Zone 54
Forest Plot 8
Hydrological Reserve 10
Federal Dependency 1
Critical Priority Area 7
Littoral Park 1
Rural Development Area 7
Zone of Agricultural Development 6
Forest Area under Protection 39

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 5