Cook Islands, Asia & Pacific
Number of Protected areas
17
0 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
35% Polygons
65% Points
Number of sources
For National designations | 4 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
25.99% coverage
67 km2 Land Area Protected
258 km2 Total Land Area
1% 5th National Report Coverage
0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation
0.0 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
100.0% coverage
1,981,949 km2 Marine Area Protected
1,972,842 km2 Total Marine Area
0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation
0.0 km2 Area Assessed
Warning: 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. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
II | 2 | 11.76 |
IV | 3 | 17.65 |
VI | 6 | 35.29 |
Not Reported | 6 | 35.29 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 2 | 11.76 | |
Not Reported | 6 | 35.29 | |
Collaborative governance | 1 | 5.88 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 5 | 29.41 | |
Indigenous peoples | 3 | 17.65 |
National designations
9
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 1 |
Marine Park | 1 |
Nature Reserve | 1 |
Reserve | 2 |
Hunting Reserve | 2 |
Other Area | 2 |
Marine Sanctuary | 1 |
ra'ui | 4 |
Ra'ui | 3 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
0
Categories | Count |
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