Mozambique, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
44
10
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
95%
Polygons5%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 1 |
For National designations | 1 |
TOTAL | 2 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
22.0%
coverage170,662 km2
Land Area Protected791,082 km2
Total Land Area22.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation37,856.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
2.0%
coverage12,821 km2
Marine Area Protected574,410 km2
Total Marine Area12.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation1,476.0 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 | % |
---|---|---|
II | 6 | 13.64 |
IV | 4 | 9.09 |
VI | 3 | 6.82 |
Not Reported | 29 | 65.91 |
Not Assigned | 2 | 4.55 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 28 | 63.64 | |
Not Reported | 14 | 31.82 | |
Local communities | 1 | 2.27 | |
Collaborative governance | 1 | 2.27 |
National designations
10
Categories | Count |
---|---|
National Park | 6 |
Forest Reserve | 13 |
National Reserve | 2 |
Faunal Reserve | 1 |
Game Reserve | 2 |
Special Reserve | 1 |
Not Reported | 1 |
Environmental Protection Area | 1 |
Hunting Reserve | 14 |
Natural Reserve | 1 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2 |