Cook Islands, Asia & Pacific
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Number of Protected areas
17
0
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
35%
Polygons65%
PointsNumber of sources
| For National designations | 4 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
25.99%
coverage67 km2
Land Area Protected258 km2
Total Land Area0.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation0.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
100.0%
coverage1,981,949 km2
Marine Area Protected1,972,842 km2
Total Marine AreaWarning: 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. Learn how we calculate protected area coverage statistics
IUCN Management categories
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| II | 2 | 11.76 |
| IV | 3 | 17.65 |
| VI | 7 | 41.18 |
| Not Reported | 5 | 29.41 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 2 | 11.76 | |
| Not Reported | 5 | 29.41 | |
| Collaborative governance | 2 | 11.76 | |
| Sub-national ministry or agency | 5 | 29.41 | |
| Indigenous peoples | 3 | 17.65 |
National designations
9
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| National Park | 1 |
| Marine Park | 1 |
| Nature Reserve | 1 |
| Reserve | 2 |
| Hunting Reserve | 2 |
| Other Area | 2 |
| Marine Sanctuary | 1 |
| ra'ui | 4 |
| Ra'ui | 3 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|
International designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|