Mozambique, Africa

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Number of Protected areas

50

11 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

96% Polygons

4% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 1
For National designations 1
TOTAL 2

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

21.57% coverage

170,662 km2 Land Area Protected

791,082 km2 Total Land Area

26% 5th National Report Coverage

22.18% with management effectiveness evaluation

37,856.48131 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

2.23% coverage

12,821 km2 Marine Area Protected

574,410 km2 Total Marine Area

11.51% with management effectiveness evaluation

1,475.904 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 6 12.0
IV 5 10.0
V 2 4.0
VI 3 6.0
Not Reported 32 64.0
Not Assigned 2 4.0

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 28 56.0
Not Reported 20 40.0
Local communities 1 2.0
Collaborative governance 1 2.0

National designations

10

Categories Count
National Reserve 1
National Park 6
Forest Reserve 13
Faunal Reserve 1
Game Reserve 3
Special Reserve 1
Not Reported 1
Environmental Protection Area 1
Hunting Reserve 20
Natural Reserve 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

1

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 2