Papua New Guinea

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PROTECTION COVERAGE

Papua New Guinea

Protected Area Count

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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	Designation	GIS Area	GIS Marine Area	IUCN Category	Management Plan	Status	Status Year	WDPA ID
Ndrolowa (I)	Marine Managed Area	60.87km²	23.85km²	VI	Not Reported	Designated	1969	15781
Varirata	National Park	10.35km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	839
Bagiai	Wildlife Management Area	184.75km²	4.03km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4205
Pirung Eight Islands	Wildlife Management Area	545.62km²	530.97km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	15788
Mc Adams	National Park	21.22km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	838
Crown Island	Wildlife Sanctuary	14.62km²	0.80km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	15789
Mt Gahavisuka	Provincial Park	2.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	9714
Neiru (Aird Hills)	Wildlife Management Area	24.73km²	0.22km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	15783
Ranba	Wildlife Sanctuary	158.19km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	12888
Zo-oimaga	Wildlife Management Area	14.83km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	9717
Iomare	Wildlife Management Area	39.51km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	15782
Maza	Wildlife Management Area	3337.71km²	3337.71km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4202
Oi Mada Wara	Wildlife Management Area	226.39km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	15787
Pokili	Wildlife Management Area	122.31km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4123
Lake Lavu	Wildlife Management Area	26.21km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	9718
Siwi-Utame	Wildlife Management Area	121.82km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	9721
Baniara Island	Protected Area	0.37km²	0.11km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4201
Namanatabu	Reserve	0.55km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4199
Mt Susu	Natural Reserve	1.19km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4197
Ranba	Wildlife Management Area	663.46km²	286.06km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4203
Garu	Wildlife Management Area	75.66km²	1.22km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4122
Mojirau	Wildlife Management Area	53.54km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	9720
Balek	Wildlife Sanctuary	5.78km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4204
Tonda	Wildlife Management Area	6100.29km²	7.17km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	4200
Sawataetae	Wildlife Management Area	7.13km²	0.31km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1969	9719

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