Democratic People's Republic Of Korea, Asia & Pacific
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Number of Protected areas
34
Polygons/Points ratio
0%
Polygons100%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 3 |
| For National designations | 1 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
2.44%
coverage2,976 km2
Land Area Protected122,186 km2
Total Land Area
Area marine
0.02%
coverage26 km2
Marine Area Protected115,967 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 | 9 | 26.47 |
| III | 12 | 35.29 |
| IV | 10 | 29.41 |
| Not Applicable | 3 | 8.82 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Reported | 34 | 100.0 |
National designations
5
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| National Park | 9 |
| Scenery Reserve | 1 |
| Natural Monument | 12 |
| Natural Reserve | 2 |
| Protected Area | 7 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|
International designations
1
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 3 |