Philippines, Asia & Pacific
Number of Protected areas
559
17 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
94% Polygons
6% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 3 |
For National designations | 10 |
TOTAL | 13 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
15.32% coverage
45,762 km2 Land Area Protected
298,775 km2 Total Land Area
13% 0th National Report Coverage
12.69% with management effectiveness evaluation
5,807.692147 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
1.16% coverage
21,269 km2 Marine Area Protected
1,835,028 km2 Total Marine Area
7.16% with management effectiveness evaluation
1,523.5 km2 Area Assessed
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IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
II | 37 | 6.62 |
III | 8 | 1.43 |
IV | 17 | 3.04 |
V | 145 | 25.94 |
VI | 183 | 32.74 |
Not Reported | 164 | 29.34 |
Not Applicable | 5 | 0.89 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 209 | 37.39 | |
Not Reported | 198 | 35.42 | |
Local communities | 96 | 17.17 | |
Collaborative governance | 25 | 4.47 | |
Non-profit organisations | 1 | 0.18 | |
Sub-national ministry or agency | 29 | 5.19 | |
Individual landowners | 1 | 0.18 |
National designations
48
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
3
Categories | Count |
---|---|
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 2 |
World Heritage Site | 3 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 7 |