Latvia, Europe
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Number of Protected areas
1,150
0
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
100%
Polygons0%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 2 |
| For National designations | 1 |
| For Regional designations | 2 |
| TOTAL | 5 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
18.17%
coverage11,721 km2
Land Area Protected64,502 km2
Total Land Area5.88%
with management effectiveness evaluation689.6500568 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
16.04%
coverage4,631 km2
Marine Area Protected28,880 km2
Total Marine Area1.9%
with management effectiveness evaluation88.09822799 km2
Area AssessedWarning: 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
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ib | 4 | 0.35 |
| II | 45 | 3.91 |
| III | 357 | 31.04 |
| IV | 294 | 25.57 |
| V | 10 | 0.87 |
| Not Reported | 439 | 38.17 |
| Not Applicable | 1 | 0.09 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 1136 | 98.78 | |
| Not Reported | 14 | 1.22 |
National designations
9
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Nature Monument | 357 |
| Nature Reserve | 261 |
| National Park | 4 |
| Nature Park | 42 |
| Strict Nature Reserve | 4 |
| Biosphere Reserve | 1 |
| Protected Landscape Area | 9 |
| Micro-reserve | 24 |
| Protected Marine Area | 7 |
Regional designations
International designations
2
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 6 |
| UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1 |