Northern Mariana Islands

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS PROTECTION COVERAGE

Protected Area Count

Management Effectiveness Assessments

247,321.61 km² / 773,667.86 km² (31.97%) Protected

Marine

38.39 km² / 501.22 km² (7.66%) 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.

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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2021,
Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME),
Jan 2021, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN.
Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.

	Designation	IUCN Category	Management Plan	Status	Status Year	WDPA ID
Marianas Trench Marine	National Monument	V	Not Reported	Designated	2009	555655832
Mariana Arc Of Fire	National Wildlife Refuge	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2009	555656038
Mariana Trench	National Wildlife Refuge	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2009	555656039
Laulau Bay Sea Cucumber	Reserve	V	Not Reported	Designated		555661792
Lighthouse Reef Trochus	Reserve	V	Not Reported	Designated		555661793
Bird Island Marine	Sanctuary	V	Not Reported	Designated	2001	555661898
Forbidden Island	Sanctuary	V	Not Reported	Designated		555661908
Managaha	Marine Conservation Area	V	Not Reported	Designated	2000	555655547
Bird Island Sea Cucumber Reserve	Marine Protected Area	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2000	555655557
Sasanhaya Fish Reserve	Marine Protected Area	Ia	Not Reported	Designated	1994	555655692
Tank Beach Trochus Reserve	Marine Protected Area	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2000	555655705
Marianas Trench Marine	National Monument	V	Not Reported	Designated	2009	555556768
Kagman	Conservation Area	V	Not Reported	Designated		555583330
Wedding Cake Mountain Wildlife	Conservation Area	V	Not Reported	Designated		555583377
Lighthouse Reef Trochus Reserve	Marine Protected Area	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2000	555584357
Sasanhaya Bay Fish	Reserve	V	Not Reported	Designated		555584358
Taga Bay MPA	Marine Conservation Area	V	Not Reported	Designated		555584359
American Memorial	Historic or Cultural Area	III	Not Reported	Designated	1978	555585027
Asuncion Island	Preserve	V	Not Reported	Designated		555585390
Sabana	Protected Area	V	Not Reported	Designated		555585829
Susupe	Wetland	V	Not Reported	Designated		555586154
I Chenchon Park	Wildlife Conservation Area and Bird Sanctuary	V	Not Reported	Designated		555586338
Guguan Island	Preserve	V	Not Reported	Designated		555586443
Bird Island Marine Sanctuary	Marine Protected Area	Ia	Not Reported	Designated	2001	18716
Managaha Marine Conservation Area	Marine Protected Area	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2000	220251
Laulau Bay Sea Cucumber Reserve	Marine Protected Area	Ia	Not Reported	Designated	2000	302156
Forbidden Island Marine Sanctuary	Marine Protected Area	Ia	Not Reported	Designated	2000	302157

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