Papua New Guinea

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PROTECTION COVERAGE

Papua New Guinea

Protected Area Count

Management Effectiveness Assessments

3,343.51 km² / 2,407,381.82 km² (0.14%) Protected

Marine

17,247.56 km² / 467,405.92 km² (3.69%) 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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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.
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	Designation	GIS Area	GIS Marine Area	IUCN Category	Management Plan	Status	Status Year	WDPA ID
Sinub	Wildlife Management Area			III	Not Reported	Proposed	2003	220246
Laugum Marine	Locally Managed Marine Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2006	316932
Tabad Island Marine	Locally Managed Marine Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2006	316933
Laugum	Wildlife Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Proposed	2003	316938
Managalas	Conservation Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2017	555651673
Inaina	Wildlife Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555651674
Libano-Arisai	Wildlife Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555651675
Libano-Hose	Wildlife Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555651676
Sulamesi	Wildlife Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2007	555651677
YUS	Conservation Area			VI	Yes	Designated	2009	555651678
Tonda Wildlife Management Area	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5148.85km²	76.44km²	Not Reported	Management plan is not implented but is available	Designated	1993	68136
Tabad Island	Wildlife Management Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2002	555547659
Lihir Island	Protected Area	201.65km²	3.01km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1991	15894
Ndrolowa (I)	Marine Managed Area	60.87km²	23.85km²	VI	Not Reported	Designated	1985	15781
Crater Mountain	Wildlife Management Area	2754.67km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1993	106683
Laugum Island	Wildlife Management Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2001	555547660
Varirata	National Park	10.35km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	839
Lake Kutubu	Wildlife Management Area	236.51km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1992	61533
Mt Kaindi	Wildlife Management Area	8.68km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1990	316937
Bagiai	Wildlife Management Area	184.75km²	4.03km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	4205
Pirung Eight Islands	Wildlife Management Area	545.62km²	530.97km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1989	15788
Mc Adams	National Park	21.22km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1962	838
Kamiali	Wildlife Management Area	454.08km²	183.65km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1996	220242
Crown Island	Wildlife Sanctuary	14.62km²	0.80km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	15789
Mt Gahavisuka	Provincial Park	2.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1989	9714
Neiru (Aird Hills)	Wildlife Management Area	24.73km²	0.22km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1987	15783
Ranba	Wildlife Sanctuary	158.19km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	12888
Kavakuna Caves	Wildlife Management Area	32.23km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1997	377717
Hombareta	Wildlife Management Area	1.38km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1997	316895
Mt Wilhelm	National Park	8.15km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1990	71364
M'Buke	Locally Managed Marine Area	1.03km²	1.03km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2002	555547899
Hunstein Range	Wildlife Management Area	2286.81km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1997	377712
Klampun	Wildlife Management Area	45.89km²	0.36km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2003	377713
Zo-oimaga	Wildlife Management Area	14.83km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1981	9717
Iomare	Wildlife Management Area	39.51km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1987	15782
Tab Island	Locally Managed Marine Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2006	555547657
Maza	Wildlife Management Area	3337.71km²	3337.71km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1978	4202
Oi Mada Wara	Wildlife Management Area	226.39km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1981	15787
Jimi (Ruti) Valley	National Park	42.28km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1991	15797
Pokili	Wildlife Management Area	122.31km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1975	4123
Lake Lavu	Wildlife Management Area	26.21km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1981	9718
Siwi-Utame	Wildlife Management Area	121.82km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	9721
Baniara Island	Protected Area	0.37km²	0.11km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1975	4201
Namanatabu	Reserve	0.55km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1979	4199
Whal Island	Locally Managed Marine Area	0.07km²	0.07km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1997	555547900
Mt Susu	Natural Reserve	1.19km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		4197
Sinub Island Marine	Locally Managed Marine Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2006	555547658
Lake Kutubu	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	0.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Management plan is available but not implented	Designated	1998	166883
Tavalo	Wildlife Management Area	23.14km²	13.75km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	377716
Ranba	Wildlife Management Area	663.46km²	286.06km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	4203
Garu	Wildlife Management Area	75.66km²	1.22km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1976	4122
Mojirau	Wildlife Management Area	53.54km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1978	9720
Talele Island	Natural Reserve - National Park	0.31km²	0.21km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	20057
Balek	Wildlife Sanctuary	5.78km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	4204
Tonda	Wildlife Management Area	6100.29km²	7.17km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1975	4200
Sawataetae	Wildlife Management Area	7.13km²	0.31km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1977	9719
Nusareng	Wildlife Management Area	10.26km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1986	377715

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