Panama, Latin America & Caribbean

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Number of Protected areas

95

42 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

67% Polygons

33% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 3
For National designations 1
TOTAL 4

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

20.89% coverage

15,773 km2 Land Area Protected

75,498 km2 Total Land Area

32% 6th National Report Coverage

94.26% with management effectiveness evaluation

14,868.06258 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

1.68% coverage

5,593 km2 Marine Area Protected

332,643 km2 Total Marine Area

14% 6th National Report Coverage

84.65% with management effectiveness evaluation

4,734.789 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
II 12 12.63
III 2 2.11
IV 7 7.37
V 1 1.05
VI 1 1.05
Not Reported 67 70.53
Not Applicable 5 5.26

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 1 1.05
Not Reported 62 65.26
Sub-national ministry or agency 32 33.68

National designations

17

Categories Count
National Park 11
Forest Reserve 7
Natural Monument 4
Wildlife Refuge 8
Marine National Park 2
Protected Landscape 2
Wilderness Area 1
Multiple Use Area 3
Protected Forest 1
Not Reported 29
Recreation Area 2
Wetland of International Importance 6
Watershed Reserve 3
Special Zone of Marine Protection 1
International Park 1
Biological Corridor 1
Hydrological Reserve 3

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

3

Categories Count
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
World Heritage Site 3
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 5