Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Latin America & Caribbean
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Number of Protected areas
251
56
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
49%
Polygons51%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 4 |
| For National designations | 9 |
| TOTAL | 13 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
54.0%
coverage496,701 km2
Land Area Protected917,368 km2
Total Land Area29.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation146,353.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
3.0%
coverage16,500 km2
Marine Area Protected473,325 km2
Total Marine Area47.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation7,760.0 km2
Area AssessedWarning: 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.
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
Regional designations
0
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