Northern Mariana Islands

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS PROTECTION COVERAGE

Northern Mariana Islands

16

Protected Area Count

0

Management Effectiveness Assessments

247,546.87 km² / 763,587.93 km² (32.42%) Protected

Marine

13.25 km² / 476.14 km² (2.78%) 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.

BIODIVERSITY

Species
Total: 1512
Endemic: 6
Threatened: 20
Threatened Endemic: 4
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Key Biodiversity Areas

No data available.

Warm Water Coral Data

No data available.

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 2024,
Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME),
Dec 2024, 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
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument 1270348.65km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 2009 555672696
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument 247386.31km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 2009 555670039
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Marine Protected Area 1270508.74km² 0.00km² V Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2009 400011
Bird Island Sea Cucumber Reserve Marine Protected Area 0.80km² 0.00km² IV MPA Programmatic Management Plan Designated 2000 555655557
Sasanhaya Fish Reserve Marine Protected Area 0.84km² 0.00km² Ia MPA Programmatic Management Plan Designated 1994 555655692
Tank Beach Trochus Reserve Marine Protected Area 0.17km² 0.00km² IV MPA Programmatic Management Plan Designated 2000 555655705
Mariana Arc Of Fire National Wildlife Refuge 189.03km² 0.00km² IV Not Reported Designated 2009 555656038
Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge 204741.00km² 0.00km² IV Not Reported Designated 2009 555656039
Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge Marine Protected Area 204681.26km² 0.00km² IV Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2009 555586815
Mariana Arc Of Fire National Wildlife Refuge Marine Protected Area 221.34km² 0.00km² IV Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2009 555586990
Bird Island Marine Sanctuary Marine Protected Area 1.46km² 0.00km² Ia Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2001 18716
Managaha Marine Conservation Area Marine Protected Area 5.03km² 0.00km² IV Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2000 220251
Laulau Bay Sea Cucumber Reserve Marine Protected Area 1.96km² 0.00km² Ia MPA Programmatic Management Plan Designated 2000 302156
Forbidden Island Marine Sanctuary Marine Protected Area 2.52km² 0.00km² Ia Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2000 302157
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Marine Protected Area 247434.52km² 0.00km² V Site-Specific Management Plan Designated 2009 400010
Lighthouse Reef Trochus Reserve Marine Protected Area 1.10km² 0.00km² IV MPA Programmatic Management Plan Designated 2000 555584357
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