Cook Islands

COOK ISLANDS PROTECTION COVERAGE

Cook Islands

4

Protected Area Count

2

Management Effectiveness Assessments

1,969,117.35 km² / 1,969,540.28 km² (99.98%) Protected

Marine

2.47 km² / 242.75 km² (1.02%) Protected

Terrestrial

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.

Source: from ProtectedPlanet.net.

Map Download Links
Cook Islands Protected Areas Map
Northern Islands Protected Areas Map
Southern Islands Protected Areas Map
Download National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
State of Environment Report
Cook Islands State of the Environment Report 2018

BIODIVERSITY

Species
Total: 1156
Endemic: 7
Threatened: 17
Threatened Endemic: 5
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Key Biodiversity Areas
Total: 9
Fully Protected: 2
Partially Protected: 4
Not Protected: 3
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Warm Water Coral Data
Total Area: 217.297 km2
Protected Area: 107.151 km2
Protected Percentage: 49.31%

Original dataset provided by UNEP-WCMC (2021)

COUNTRY PROFILES

Protected Areas
Protected Areas on Protected Planet (WDPA)
UN Biodiversity Lab
Biodiversity
BIOPAMA Country Biodiversity Indicators
IBAT Biodiversity Profile
GBIF Biodiversity Profile
JRC eConservation Funding Database
Natureserve Science and Conservation Dashboard
Pacific Biodiversity Information Facility
CBD Country Profile
CBD National Reports and NBSAPs
Other
SPREP Country Profile
National Environment Data Portal
UN Data Country Profile
World Bank Country Page
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2025,
Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME),
Jul 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN.
Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.
Designation Reported Area Reported Marine Area IUCN Category Management Plan Status Status Year WDPA ID
Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) Protected forest 1.55km² 0.00km² Not Applicable Takitumu Conservation Area Management Plan 2020-2030 Established 1996 555766086
Takutea Nature Reserve Nature Reserve 1.20km² 0.00km² IV Not Reported Designated 1903 555705176
Marae Moana (Cook Islands Marine Park) Marine Park 1968938.00km² 1968938.00km² VI Not Reported Designated 2017 555624907
Suwarrow National Park National Park 1.60km² 0.00km² II Not Reported Designated 1978 4256
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