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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

167
Total Protected Areas
35 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 93%
Points 7%
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Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

30.86% Coverage

334,507km2 Land area covered

1,083,942km2 Total land area

23.00% 5th National Report coverage

PAME

17.18% With management effectiveness evaluations

186,182km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

0% Coverage

0km2 Marine and coastal area covered

0km2 Total marine and coastal area

PAME

0% With management effectiveness evaluations

0km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 6

  1. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  2. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB
  3. Protected Areas of Bolivia; Sistema de Información Geográfica del Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas Updated: 2015 Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia
  4. Bolivia Protected Areas Updated: 2007 Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia
  5. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  6. Bolivia protected areas dataset Updated: 2004 Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Bolivia

Designations

  • 91.02%
  • 8.98%

National designations

152
  • Andean Fauna National Reserve 1
  • Andean Fauna National Reserve and National Park 1
  • Archaeological Park 1
  • Area of Immobilization 4
  • Biological Reserve 1
  • Biopark 1
  • Biosphere Reserve 1
  • Biosphere Reserve and Indigenous Territory 1
  • Cultural Heritage Landscape 27
  • Cultural Heritage Landscape and National Park 1
  • Departmental Park 1
  • Departmental Reserve 1
  • Ecological Park 1
  • Ecological Protection Park 1
  • Environmental Protection Area 2
  • Fiscal Reserve 1
  • Immobilization Forestry and Water Zone 1
  • Immobilization Reserve 1
  • Indigenous Territory 2
  • Integrated Management Natural Area 2
  • Landscape Protection Area 1
  • Metropolitan Park 1
  • Municipal Park 3
  • Municipal Protected Area 25
  • Municipal Reserve 1
  • Municipal Sanctuary 1
  • National Flora and Fauna Reserve 1
  • National Heritage Ecological Reserve 1
  • National Historical Park 1
  • National Historic Park 1
  • National Natural Integrated Management Area 1
  • National Park 13
  • National Park and Indigenous Territory 1
  • National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area 1
  • National Park and Natural Integrated Management Area 1
  • National Wildlife Reserve 2
  • Natural Archaeological Monument 1
  • Natural Integrated Management Area 12
  • Natural Integrated Management Area and Departmental Parkl 1
  • Natural Integrated Management Area and National Park 2
  • Natural Monument 2
  • Natural Park and Integrated Management Area 1
  • Natural Reserve 1
  • Park 1
  • Private Protected Area 1
  • Regional Park 3
  • Scientific Ecological and Archaeological Reserve 1
  • Tourist Natural Monument 1
  • Watershed Protection Area 4
  • Wildlife and Forest Preserve 1
  • Wildlife Refuge 7
  • Wildlife Reserve 4
  • Wildlife Sanctuary 2

Regional designations

0

    International designations

    15
    • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 11
    • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 3
    • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1

    Other designations

    0

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      UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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      UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], March 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.