Belgium, Europe

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Number of Protected areas

1,993

379

with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100%

Polygons

0%

Points

Number of sources

For International designations 2
For National designations 1
For Regional designations 2
TOTAL 5

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

24.88%

coverage

7,634 km2

Land Area Protected

30,683 km2

Total Land Area

Area marine

36.65%

coverage

1,270 km2

Marine Area Protected

3,465 km2

Total Marine Area

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
IV 1580 79.28
V 12 0.6
VI 23 1.15
Not Reported 6 0.3
Not Applicable 3 0.15
Not Assigned 369 18.51

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 1958 98.24
Not Reported 33 1.66
Collaborative governance 2 0.1

National designations

17

Categories Count
Protected Dunes (Flemish Region) 104
Regional Nature Reserve (Flemish Region) 74
Certified Nature Reserve (Brussels Capital Region) 1
Public Forest (Flemish Region) 5
Protected zone in the forest (Brussels Capital Region) 4
Scientific Interest Site (Walloon Region) 153
Certified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) 153
Regional nature reserve (Brussels Capital Region) 13
Military zones (Flemish Region) 24
Forest Reserve (Brussels Capital Region) 2
Forest Reserve (Walloon Region) 18
Certified Forest Reserve (Flemish Region) 16
State Nature Reserve (Walloon Region) 222
Forest Reserve (Flemish Region) 62
Certified Nature Reserve (Flemish Region) 361
Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region) 222
Nature Park (Walloon Region) 11

Regional designations

3

Categories Count
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 255
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) 2
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 281

International designations

2

Categories Count
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 9