Belize, Latin America & Caribbean
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Number of Protected areas
120
65
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
99%
Polygons1%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
For Regional designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
37.68%
coverage8,402 km2
Land Area Protected22,298 km2
Total Land Area95.02%
with management effectiveness evaluation7,982.92528 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
10.08%
coverage3,654 km2
Marine Area Protected36,250 km2
Total Marine Area66.86%
with management effectiveness evaluation2,442.620226 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 | % |
---|---|---|
Ia | 3 | 2.5 |
II | 23 | 19.17 |
III | 3 | 2.5 |
IV | 45 | 37.5 |
V | 1 | 0.83 |
VI | 35 | 29.17 |
Not Reported | 9 | 7.5 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 0.83 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 72 | 60.0 | |
Not Reported | 13 | 10.83 | |
Local communities | 8 | 6.67 | |
Collaborative governance | 25 | 20.83 | |
For-profit organisations | 1 | 0.83 | |
Individual landowners | 1 | 0.83 |
National designations
13
Regional designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) | 3 |
International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2 |