VANUATU PROTECTION COVERAGE

Vanuatu

35

Protected Area Count

4

Management Effectiveness Assessments

66.98 km² / 625,983.65 km² (0.01%) Protected

Marine

587.72 km² / 12,196.56 km² (4.82%) 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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Vanuatu Protected Areas Map
Malampa Province Protected Areas Map
Penama Province Protected Areas Map
Sanma Province Protected Areas Map
Shefa Province Protected Areas Map
Tafea Province Protected Areas Map
Torba Province Protected Areas Map
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BIODIVERSITY

Species
Total: 2146
Endemic: 13
Threatened: 16
Threatened Endemic: 5
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Key Biodiversity Areas
Total: 28
Fully Protected: 0
Partially Protected: 7
Not Protected: 21
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Warm Water Coral Data
Total Area: 7.908 km2
Protected Area: 2.079 km2
Protected Percentage: 26.29%

Original dataset provided by UNEP-WCMC (2021)

COUNTRY PROFILES

Protected Areas
Protected Areas on Protected Planet (WDPA)
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BIOPAMA Country Biodiversity Indicators
IBAT Biodiversity Profile
GBIF Biodiversity Profile
JRC eConservation Funding Database
Natureserve Science and Conservation Dashboard
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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),
Dec 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
Lake Letas Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Proposed 18919
Uri Marine Park Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313530
Nguna Pele Marine Reserve Marine Protected Area 30.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313515
Nevnal Protected Area Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313523
Ringi te Extension Reserve Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313531
Vendik Protected Area Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313524
Erakor and Empten Lagoon Marine Protected Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1997 316923
Pankumo Protected Area Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313521
Lasenuwi Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313519
Lakorombanga Protected Area Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313525
Hideaway Island Marine Protected Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1996 316925
Western Peninsular Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313518
Erromango Kauri Forest Conservation Area 32.07km² 0.00km² VI Not Reported Designated 1995 18274
Narong Marine Marine Reserve 1.60km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1991 71039
Lownahuru Protected Area Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313526
Lekavik Marine Protected Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1993 316928
Ringi Te Suh Marine Conservation Reserve Forest Conservation Area 1.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1991 313512
Wiawi Conservation Area Forest Conservation Area 50.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313508
Hiu Island Reserve Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313527
Lake Letes Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) 82.48km² 0.00km² VI Site management information available at: https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2524 Designated 2023 555795404
Central Efate (Teouma) Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313522
Loru Protected Area Forest Conservation Area 2.20km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1993 313510
Tegua Island Reserve Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313528
Ambrym Megapode Reserve Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313520
Nagha mo Pineia Protected Area Marine Reserve 10.50km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1994 316926
Loh Island Reserve Forest Conservation Area 0.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 313529
Naomebaravu-Malo Reserve 0.11km² 0.11km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1984 15775
Whitesands Reserve Recreation Reserve 0.39km² 0.14km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1984 15772
Bucaro Aore Recreation Reserve 0.20km² 0.20km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1984 15773
Aore Recreation Reserve 0.37km² 0.37km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1984 15774
President Coolidge and Million Dollar Point Marine Reserve 1.00km² 1.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1983 10539
Emua Marine Protected Area 1.50km² 1.50km² Not Reported Not Reported Designated 1995 316922
Vatthe Forest Conservation Area 34.70km² 2.90km² VI Not Reported Designated 1994 145499
Nguna-Pele Marine Protected Area Marine Protected Area 30.00km² 30.00km² VI Not Reported Designated 2001 555512099
Nguna-Pele Marine Protected Area 30.00km² 30.00km² VI Not Reported Designated 2001 305082
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