Suriname, Latin America & Caribbean
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Number of Protected areas
22
16
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
95%
Polygons5%
PointsNumber of sources
For International designations | 2 |
For National designations | 3 |
TOTAL | 5 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
15.0%
coverage21,426 km2
Land Area Protected147,558 km2
Total Land Area98.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation20,899.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
2.0%
coverage1,981 km2
Marine Area Protected128,363 km2
Total Marine Area100.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation1,980.0 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 | 2 | 9.09 |
IV | 10 | 45.45 |
VI | 2 | 9.09 |
Not Reported | 7 | 31.82 |
Not Applicable | 1 | 4.55 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Not Reported | 22 | 100.0 |
National designations
4
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Nature Reserve | 13 |
Forest Reserve | 2 |
Nature Park | 1 |
Multiple Use Management Area | 4 |
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
2
Categories | Count |
---|---|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 1 |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1 |