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PALAU PROTECTION COVERAGE

Palau

Protected Area Count

Management Effectiveness Assessments

608,173.28 km² / 608,152.49 km² (100.00%) Protected

Marine

221.37 km² / 501.10 km² (44.18%) 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
Bkulabeluu Conservation Area	Conservation Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1999	555645463
Ngarchelong Subsistence Fishing Zone	Co-Management Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated		555645479
Ngemelis Island Complex	Zone Management Area			V	Not Reported	Designated	1999	555645501
Olterukl Conservation Area	Conservation Area			IV	Not Reported	Designated	1999	555645464
Ngkesol Barrier Reef	Co-Management Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated		555645480
Rock Island Southern Lagoon Management Area	Zone Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2000	555645502
Ngerchebal Island Wildlife Conservation	Wildlife Conservation Area			Ib	Not Reported	Designated	2006	555645465
Kayangel Subsistence Fishing Zone 2	Co-Management Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated	2012	555645481
Ngaremeduu Bay Network	Conservation Area			Ia	Not Reported	Designated		555646866
Ngermedellim Marine Sanctuary	Marine Sanctuary			IV	Not Reported	Designated	1999	555645466
Matul crab closing zone	Co-Management Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated		555645482
Ngaremeduu	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve			Not Applicable	Not Reported	Designated	2005	902511
Ileyaklbeluu Conservation Area	Conservation Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated	2004	555645467
Long Island Conservation Area	Zone Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645483
Ongiil Conservation Area	Conservation Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645468
Koror Southern Lagoon	Zone Management Area			IV	Not Reported	Designated	2000	555645484
Angaur Permanent Protected Area	Conservation Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated	2007	555645469
Ngerkebesang Conservation Zone	Zone Management Area			II	Not Reported	Designated	1999	555645485
Medal a Ieychad Waterfall	Nature Reserve			V	Not Reported	Designated	2005	555645470
Mokad Recreation Zone	Recreation Zone			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645486
Kayangel Subsistence Fishing Zone 1	Co-Management Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated	2012	555645471
Coastal State Waters	State Waters			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645487
Northern Reef Fisheries Management Project	Co-Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645472
Domestic Fishing Zone	Fishing Zone			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645488
Helen Reef Conservation Area	Conservation Area			II	Not Reported	Designated	2004	555645473
Oselkesol Waterfall Conservation Area	Conservation Area			III	Not Reported	Designated	1997	555645489
Oisebukel Marine Reef Sanctuary	Conservation Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645474
Chermall Forest Preserve	Forest Preserve			III	Not Reported	Designated		555645490
Chiul Conservation Area	Conservation Area			V	Not Reported	Designated		555645475
Ngeriungs Bird Sanctuary	Bird Sanctuary			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645491
Ngerderrar Watershed Conservation Area	Nature Reserve			III	Not Reported	Designated	2009	555645476
Ngerusebek Forest Preserve	Forest Preserve			III	Not Reported	Designated		555645492
Medal Ngediull Conservation Area	Fishery Reserve			IV	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555645461
Northern Reef Co-Managed Commercial Fisheries Zone	Co-Management Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555645477
Ebiil Channel Conservation Zone	Co-Management Area			II	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555645499
Bkulengriil Conservation Area	Conservation Area			Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1999	555645462
Velasco Commercial Fishing Zone	Co-Management Area			VI	Not Reported	Designated		555645478
Ngemelachel-Ngederrak Seagrass Beds	Zone Management Area			II	Not Reported	Designated	2005	555645500
Ngermeskang Nature Reserve	CA Set Aside	8.82km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555584966
Ngermasech Conservation Area	Conservation Area	3.38km²	3.38km²	VI	Not Reported	Designated	2005	220010
Oikull Mangrove Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.24km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2002	555583353
Ngaraard Mangrove Conservation Area	Conservation Area	2.91km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2015	555584356
Ngeream Conservation Area	Conservation Area	1.83km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1997	555583350
East Coast Ngaraard Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.56km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1990	555583319
Teluleu Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.43km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2001	555583370
Ngelukes Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2002	555583346
Oruaol Ibuchel Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2006	555583342
Lake Ngardok Nature Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	0.00km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Management plan is implemented and is available	Designated	2002	900813
Mesekelat Conservation Area	Conservation Area	3.75km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2002	555583339
Imul Mangrove Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	1998	555583325
Ngemai Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	1997	555583347
Ngeruangel Marine Reserve	Co-Management Area	56.96km²	56.96km²	V	Not Reported	Designated	1996	220005
Ungellel Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.03km²	0.03km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2007	555583375
Ngermeskang Bird Sanctuary	Bird Sanctuary	0.34km²	0.00km²	III	Not Reported	Designated		555583156
Palau National Marine Sanctuary	Marine Sanctuary	503521.83km²	503521.83km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	2015	555622118
Ngardok Nature Reserve	CA Set Aside	6.13km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2008	313499
Ngerkall Lake Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	III	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555583351
Diong ra Ngerchokl Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	III	Not Reported	Designated	2008	555583317
Ngerumekaol Spawning Area	Zone Management Area	3.55km²	3.55km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	2000	18256
Fana Island	IBA	0.35km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated		555583153
Ngkisaol Sardines Sanctuary	Zone Management Area	1.14km²	0.00km²	IV	Not Reported	Designated	1999	313501
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1011.06km²	945.31km²	Not Applicable	Not Reported	Inscribed	2012	555547992
Ngaremeduu Bay Conservation Area	Conservation Area	169.04km²	0.00km²	Ia	Not Reported	Designated		145500
Ngchesechang Conservation Area	Conservation Area	1.45km²	0.00km²	Not Reported	Not Reported	Designated	1994	555583345
Ngerukewid Island Wildlife Preserve	Zone Management Area	11.48km²	11.48km²	Ia	Not Reported	Designated	1999	4247
Ngerchelchuus Conservation Area	Conservation Area	0.00km²	0.00km²	III	Not Reported	Designated		555583348

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