Namibia, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
148
18
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
100%
Polygons0%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 3 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
37.89%
coverage313,534 km2
Land Area Protected827,465 km2
Total Land Area41.33%
with management effectiveness evaluation129,581.9558 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
1.71%
coverage9,646 km2
Marine Area Protected562,728 km2
Total Marine Area2.53%
with management effectiveness evaluation243.8362722 km2
Area AssessedWarning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.
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 |
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International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 5 |