Tuvalu

TUVALU PROTECTION COVERAGE

Tuvalu

9

Protected Area Count

0

Management Effectiveness Assessments

212.27 km² / 753,182.22 km² (0.03%) Protected

Marine

5.71 km² / 28.30 km² (20.19%) 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.

Map Download Links
Tuvalu Protected Areas Map
Download National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
State of Environment Report
Tuvalu State of Environment Report 2018

BIODIVERSITY

Species
Total: 1290
Endemic: 0
Threatened: 3
Threatened Endemic: 0
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Key Biodiversity Areas
Total: 0
Fully Protected: 0
Partially Protected: 0
Not Protected: 0
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Warm Water Coral Data
Total Area: 875.098 km2
Protected Area: 61.650 km2
Protected Percentage: 7.04%

Original dataset provided by UNEP-WCMC (2021)

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 2025,
Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME),
May 2025, 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
Niulakita Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 0.21km² 0.21km² Not Reported Yes Established 555651494
Niutao Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 1.67km² 1.67km² Not Reported Yes Established 555651495
Vaitupu Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 0.22km² 0.22km² Not Reported None Established 2003 555547865
Nanumaga Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 2.04km² 2.04km² Not Reported Yes Established 555651493
Nanumea Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 3.15km² 3.15km² Not Reported Yes Established 2006 555547863
Nukulaelae Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 28.03km² 28.00km² Not Reported Yes Established 2006 555547862
Funafuti Community Conservation Area 40.00km² 40.00km² VI Yes Designated 1996 145496
Nukufetau Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 104.18km² 99.76km² Not Reported None Established 2006 555547861
Nui Locally Managed Marine Area Locally Managed Marine Area 12.24km² 11.92km² Not Reported None Established 1997 555547864
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