Algeria, Africa

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Number of Protected areas

78

8 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

15% Polygons

85% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 6
For National designations 1
For Regional designations 1
TOTAL 8

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

7.5% coverage

174,219 km2 Land Area Protected

2,324,459 km2 Total Land Area

82.83% with management effectiveness evaluation

144,306.4858 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.09% coverage

110 km2 Marine Area Protected

128,993 km2 Total Marine Area

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 5 6.41
II 11 14.1
Not Reported 53 67.95
Not Applicable 7 8.97
Not Assigned 2 2.56

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 18 23.08
Not Reported 60 76.92

National designations

5

Categories Count
National Park 9
Nature Reserve 4
Marine Nature Reserve 1
Hunting Reserve 3
Cultural Park 2

Regional designations

1

Categories Count
Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) 2

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 6
World Heritage Site 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 50