Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean
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Number of Protected areas
2,196
357
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
99%
Polygons1%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 5 |
For National designations | 4 |
TOTAL | 9 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
29.42%
coverage2,509,321 km2
Land Area Protected8,529,399 km2
Total Land Area38.04%
with management effectiveness evaluation954,460.7305 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
26.62%
coverage977,793 km2
Marine Area Protected3,672,584 km2
Total Marine Area1.88%
with management effectiveness evaluation18,353.71356 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 | 132 | 6.01 |
Ib | 1 | 0.05 |
II | 255 | 11.61 |
III | 25 | 1.14 |
IV | 286 | 13.02 |
V | 199 | 9.06 |
VI | 197 | 8.97 |
Not Reported | 1088 | 49.54 |
Not Applicable | 13 | 0.59 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 545 | 24.82 | |
Not Reported | 40 | 1.82 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 891 | 40.57 | |
Indigenous peoples | 720 | 32.79 |
National designations
14
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Indigenous Area | 708 |
Sustainable Development Reserve | 35 |
Wildlife Refuge | 30 |
Park | 325 |
Indigenous Reserve | 19 |
Natural Heritage Private Reserve | 372 |
Extractive Reserve | 90 |
Forest | 97 |
Other | 2 |
Ecological Station | 87 |
Area of Relevant Ecological Interest | 47 |
Natural Monument | 36 |
Biological Reserve | 54 |
Environmental Protection Area | 262 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
3
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site | 7 |
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 6 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 19 |