Philippines, Asia & Pacific

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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

Categories Count
Marine Reserve 27
National Park 36
Marine Park 5
Natural Monument 4
Protected Area 1
Wildlife Sanctuary 9
Natural Park 28
Protected Landscape 33
Tourist Zone and Marine Reserve 1
Wilderness Area 5
Sanctuary 1
Protected Seascape 3
Reserve 1
Resource Reserve 2
Not Reported 1
Protected Landscape and Seascape 22
Natural Biotic Area 4
Natural Monument - Buffer Zone 1
Game Refuge 1
Watershed Forest Reserve 60
Fish Sanctuary 69
Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary 4
Marine Sanctuary 133
National Park - Buffer Zone 1
National Marine Reserve 1
Managed Resource Protected Area 1
Restricted Area 2
Marine Protected Area 47
Fishery Refuge and Sanctuary 6
Protected Landscape - Buffer Zone 1
Seagrass Sanctuary 7
Marine Park and Sanctuary 2
Marine Refuge and Sanctuary 1
Seagrass and Fish Sanctuary 2
Marine Sanctuary and Reservation Area 1
Protected Landscape/Seascape - Buffer Zone 7
Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve 2
Natural Biotic Area - Buffer Zone 2
Resource Reserve - Buffer Zone 1
Natural Park - Buffer Zone 3
Watershed Forest Reserve - Buffer Zone 1
Marine and Fish Sanctuary 2
Fishery Reserve 1
Fish Sanctuary and Fish Reserve 1
Marine Fishery Reserve 1
Seagrass Protected Area 1
Parks and Wildlife Center 1
Marine Fish Sanctuary 1

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 7