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Protected areas value in Costa Rica
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627
total area (sq. km)
0% difference
51,633 km2
of land area in this location
31,362 km2
of marine area in this location
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20.92%
land area protected
9.5% MORE THAN AVG
51,633 km2
of land area in this location
10,802 km2
of land area is protected
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12.24%
marine area protected
7.9% MORE THAN AVG
31,362 km2
of marine area in this location
3,839 km2
of marine area is protected
Conservation statistics
184 Protected Areas
132 TERRESTRIAL PAs - 36 MARINE PAs
168 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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