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Protected Areas Value

19,157 km²
14,169 Km² Land - 4,988 Km² Marine
28% Protected

27%

1%

51,634 Km² Land Area 576,303 Km² Marine Area
14,169 Km² Protected 4,988 Km² Protected

Conservation Statistics


185
Protected Areas
28%
Protected

111 Protected Areas have an IUCN Category. IUCN has defined a series of six protected area management categories, based on primary management objectives.

Ia (9)
Ib (1)
II (23)
IV (38)
VI (40)
Not Reported (69)
Not Applicable (5)

Designations

National Park (28)
Nature Reserve (2)
Not Reported (1)
Forest Reserve (9)
Protective Zone (30)
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (3)
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (12)
Biological Reserve (8)
National Wildlife Refuge (73)
Protected Zone (1)
Wetland (12)
Other Reserve (4)
World Heritage Site (2)
The boundaries and names shown, and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations or IUCN.