Guatemala, Latin America & Caribbean

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Number of Protected areas

259

32 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

99% Polygons

1% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 3
For National designations 1
TOTAL 4

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

20.05% coverage

22,039 km2 Land Area Protected

109,922 km2 Total Land Area

31% 5th National Report Coverage

51.97% with management effectiveness evaluation

11,453.61015 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

0.9% coverage

1,065 km2 Marine Area Protected

118,336 km2 Total Marine Area

96.4% with management effectiveness evaluation

1,026.827 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 13 5.02
III 13 5.02
IV 31 11.97
V 125 48.26
VI 6 2.32
Not Reported 68 26.25
Not Applicable 3 1.16

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 65 25.1
Not Reported 19 7.34
Local communities 1 0.39
Collaborative governance 6 2.32
Government-delegated management 2 0.77
Joint governance 37 14.29
Non-profit organisations 29 11.2
Sub-national ministry or agency 36 13.9
For-profit organisations 29 11.2
Individual landowners 35 13.51

National designations

16

Categories Count
National Park 21
Biological Reserve 1
Natural Monument 1
Wildlife Refuge 6
Biosphere Reserve 4
Multiple Use Area 4
Protected Biotope 6
Cultural Monument 6
Watershed Protection Reserve 2
Private Natural Reserve 126
Permanent closure zone 30
Regional Municipal Park 38
Recreational natural municipal park 1
Forest Municipal Reserve 1
Multiple Use Zone 1
Buffer Zone 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
World Heritage Site 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 7