Namibia, Africa

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Number of Protected areas

148

18 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100% Polygons

0% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 2
For National designations 1
TOTAL 3

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

37.89% coverage

313,534 km2 Land Area Protected

827,465 km2 Total Land Area

17% 5th National Report Coverage

41.33% with management effectiveness evaluation

129,581.956 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

1.71% coverage

9,646 km2 Marine Area Protected

562,728 km2 Total Marine Area

2.53% with management effectiveness evaluation

243.8363 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 9 6.08
III 2 1.35
IV 1 0.68
V 3 2.03
VI 1 0.68
Not Reported 131 88.51
Not Applicable 1 0.68

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 31 20.95
Not Reported 3 2.03
Local communities 112 75.68
Individual landowners 2 1.35

National designations

7

Categories Count
National Park 19
Forest Reserve 1
Private Reserve 2
Marine Protected Area 1
Community Forest 33
Communal Conservancy 79
Concession 7

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

2

Categories Count
World Heritage Site 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 5