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Protected areas value in Australia
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15,154
total area (sq. km)
0% difference
7,722,098 km2
of land area in this location
932,668 km2
of marine area in this location
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10.55%
land area protected
0.9% LESS THAN AVG
7,722,098 km2
of land area in this location
814,698 km2
of land area is protected
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28.34%
marine area protected
24.0% MORE THAN AVG
932,668 km2
of marine area in this location
264,332 km2
of marine area is protected
Conservation statistics
7078 Protected Areas
9886 TERRESTRIAL PAs - 323 MARINE PAs
10209 PROTECTED AREAS HAVE AN IUCN CATEGORY
IUCN has defined a series of six protected area management categories, based on primary management objectives.
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