Republic Of Korea

1756

Total Protected Areas

693 With management effectiveness evaluations

Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas

Other effective area-based conservation measures

Total Other effective area-based conservation measures

Polygons/Points ratio

Polygons 100%

Points 0%

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Protected Areas
Protected Areas & OECMs

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

17.45% Coverage

17,671km² Land area covered

101,291km² Total land area

11.57% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

5.13% With management effectiveness evaluations

5,199km² Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

2.24% Coverage

7,771km² Marine and coastal area covered

346,807km² Total marine and coastal area

1.40% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0.87% With management effectiveness evaluations

3,026km² Areas assessed

Disclaimer: 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.

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Governance types

Federal or national ministry or agency 939 View list
Sub-national ministry or agency 802 View list
Not Reported 15 View list

Sources 3

Protected Areas of Korea Updated: 2024 Ministry of Environment, Korea National Park Service and Korea Protected Areas Forum on behalf of Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Cultural Heritage Administration, Korea Forest Service & MAB National Committee of the Republic of Korea
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

Designations

98.35%
1.65%

National designations

1727

Marine Protected Area(Marine Organism) 2
Wetland Protected Area - Tidal Flat 15
National Park 23
Catchment Reserve Protection Area 1
Baekdudaegan Mountains Reserve 1
Forest Genetic Resources Reserve 1
Fishery Resource Conservation Area 28
Wildlife Protection Area 397
Scenic Site 131
Riparian Buffer Zone 4
Special measure areas 2
Water Source Protection Area 294
Ecosystem and Landscape Conservation Area 32
Provincial Park 29
Nature Reserve 11
Natural Monument 395
Environment Conservation Marine Area 4
Special Island 257
Disaster Prevention Reserve 1
Marine Protected Area 17
Living Environment Reserve 1
County Park 27
Natural Environment Conservation Areas 1
Wildlife Special Protection Area 1
Urban Natural Park Areas 12
Wetland Protected Area 39
Landscape Reserve 1

Regional designations

International designations

Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 22
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 5
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 2

Other designations