Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

43

0 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

91% Polygons

9% Points

Number of sources

For International designations 1
For National designations 1
For Regional designations 1
TOTAL 3

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

65.44% coverage

40,092 km2 Land Area Protected

61,261 km2 Total Land Area

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

7.65% coverage

82,714 km2 Marine Area Protected

1,081,582 km2 Total Marine Area

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
Ia 22 51.16
II 7 16.28
III 1 2.33
Not Reported 9 20.93
Not Applicable 4 9.3

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 30 69.77
Not Reported 9 20.93
Collaborative governance 4 9.3

Related countries & territories

Parent countries & territories

Name Code
Norway NOR

National designations

4

Categories Count
National Park (Svalbard) 7
Nature Reserve (Svalbard) 21
Protected Geotope (Svalbard) 1
Nature Reserve (Jan Mayen) 1

Regional designations

1

Categories Count
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 4

International designations

1

Categories Count
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 9