Zambia, Africa

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Number of Protected areas

641

22 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

82% Polygons

18% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 2
For National designations 5
TOTAL 7

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

41.26% coverage

311,773 km2 Land Area Protected

755,640 km2 Total Land Area

38% 6th National Report Coverage

15.55% with management effectiveness evaluation

117,488.5099 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.0% coverage

0 km2 Marine Area Protected

0 km2 Total Marine Area

0% 6th National Report Coverage

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Not Reported 569 88.77
Not Applicable 1 0.16
VI 35 5.46
IV 1 0.16
III 16 2.5
II 19 2.96

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 18 2.81
Collaborative governance 36 5.62
Not Reported 587 91.58

National designations

7

Categories Count
National Park 20
Forest Reserve 555
Natural Monument 16
Wildlife Sanctuary 2
Conservation Area 1
Game Management Area 36
Bird Sanctuary 2

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

2

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 8
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1