Myanmar, Asia & Pacific

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Number of Protected areas

60

0 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

92% Polygons

8% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 1
For National designations 4
TOTAL 5

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

6.37% coverage

42,878 km2 Land Area Protected

673,079 km2 Total Land Area

9% 6th National Report Coverage

5.76% with management effectiveness evaluation

2,470.118126 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

2.33% coverage

11,964 km2 Marine Area Protected

514,147 km2 Total Marine Area

0.38% with management effectiveness evaluation

45.37227 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 6 10.0
IV 29 48.33
VI 2 3.33
Not Reported 23 38.33

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 43 71.67
Not Reported 14 23.33
Joint governance 3 5.0

National designations

17

Categories Count
National Park 4
Nature Reserve 3
Protected Area 2
National Park and ASEAN Heritage Park 3
Wildlife Sanctuary 23
Not Reported 4
Game Sanctuary 1
Bird Sanctuary 4
Wildlife Park 1
Mountain Park 1
Wildlife Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park 2
Reserved Forest 1
Other Area 3
Bird Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park 1
Botanical Garden 1
Elephant Range 1
Tiger Reserve 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

1

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 4