Mozambique, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
50
Polygons/Points ratio
96%
Polygons4%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 1 |
| For National designations | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
21.59%
coverage170,820 km2
Land Area Protected791,082 km2
Total Land Area
Area marine
2.23%
coverage12,821 km2
Marine Area Protected574,410 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 | 6 | 12.0 |
| IV | 5 | 10.0 |
| V | 2 | 4.0 |
| VI | 3 | 6.0 |
| Not Reported | 32 | 64.0 |
| Not Assigned | 2 | 4.0 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 28 | 56.0 | |
| Not Reported | 20 | 40.0 | |
| Local communities | 1 | 2.0 | |
| Collaborative governance | 1 | 2.0 |
National designations
10
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| National Park | 6 |
| Environmental Protection Area | 1 |
| Natural Reserve | 1 |
| National Reserve | 1 |
| Special Reserve | 1 |
| Faunal Reserve | 1 |
| Forest Reserve | 13 |
| Hunting Reserve | 20 |
| Not Reported | 1 |
| Game Reserve | 3 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|
International designations
1
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2 |