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Russian Federation

8858
Total Protected Areas
26 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 87%
Points 13%
Discover Protected Areas and OECMs
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
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Other effective area-based conservation measures
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The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

11.46% Coverage

1,939,943km2 Land area covered

16,929,767km2 Total land area

11.80% 5th National Report coverage

PAME

1.35% With management effectiveness evaluations

228,062km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

2.22% Coverage

170,651km2 Marine and coastal area covered

7,683,577km2 Total marine and coastal area

PAME

0.21% With management effectiveness evaluations

15,982km2 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.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 5

  1. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  3. HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA) Updated: 2020 Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland
  4. Protected Areas of the Russian Federation Updated: 2021 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
  5. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB and UNEP-WCMC

Designations

  • 98.96%
  • 0.07%
  • 0.97%

National designations

8766
  • Coastal Natural Complex 2
  • Coastal Recreation Zone 1
  • Dendrological Park and Botanical Garden 34
  • Ecological and Recreational Zone 1
  • Ecological Corridor 8
  • Ecological Park 1
  • Educational and Scientific Station 1
  • Especially Valuable Territory 15
  • Forestpark 1
  • Forest Park 3
  • Green Zone 3
  • Historical and Cultural Monument 1
  • Historical and Natural Complex 13
  • Historical-Cultural and Natural Museum-Zapovednik 1
  • Historical-Landscape Complex 1
  • Historical Monument 2
  • Landscape Park 16
  • Liman-Flooded Complex 1
  • Memorable Natural Places 18
  • Mikrozakaznik 1
  • National Park 50
  • Natural Complex 1
  • Natural Cultural and Memorial Park 1
  • Natural-Historic Complex 1
  • Natural Landmark 1
  • Natural Mikrozapovednik 2
  • Natural Monument 5722
  • Natural Park 79
  • Natural Protected Area 1
  • Natural Recreational Complex 4
  • Natural Recreational Zone 14
  • Nature-Historical Park 10
  • Nature Reserve 74
  • Not Defined 43
  • Nursery 1
  • Park 1
  • Park of Culture and Rest 1
  • Park Zone 12
  • Protected Coastline 1
  • Protected Green and Forest Area 1
  • Protected Landscape 41
  • Protected Natural Complex 20
  • Protected Natural Landscape 114
  • Protected Natural Object 22
  • Protected Object 1
  • Protected Tract 7
  • Protected Water Body 14
  • Recreational Area 14
  • Recreation Area 1
  • Recreation Territory 5
  • Recreation Zone 23
  • Resource Reserve 101
  • Specially Protected Geological Object 1
  • Specially Protected Natural Landscape 1
  • Specially Protected Water Body 3
  • Spring 6
  • State Hunting Zakaznik 1
  • State Landscape Zakaznik 38
  • State Natural Zakaznik 2057
  • State Natural Zapovednik 61
  • State Natural Zoological Zakaznik 11
  • State Zoological Zakaznik-Reservat 5
  • Territory of Traditional Nature Use 1
  • The Quiet Zone 15
  • Tourist and Recreational Area 13
  • Tract 20
  • Unique Forest Plantations 2
  • Unique Lake 18
  • Urban (Township) Park of Culture and Rest 1
  • Wetlands 1
  • Wildlife Monument 4

Regional designations

6
  • Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) 6

International designations

86
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 35
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 40
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 11

Other designations

0

    citation

    UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Russian Federation from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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    UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], April 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.