French Polynesia

FRENCH POLYNESIA PROTECTION COVERAGE

French Polynesia

54

Protected Area Count

0

Management Effectiveness Assessments

4,547,755.57 km² / 5,206,662.87 km² (87.34%) Protected

Marine

224.96 km² / 4,031.71 km² (5.58%) 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.

BIODIVERSITY

Species
Total: 1702
Endemic: 44
Threatened: 35
Threatened Endemic: 20
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Key Biodiversity Areas

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Warm Water Coral Data

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COUNTRY PROFILES

Protected Areas
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SPREP Country Profile
National Environment Data Portal
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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2025,
Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME),
Jul 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
Fenua Aihere Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 6.93km² 6.89km² VI Not Reported Designated 2014 555756443
Grotte Monoihere Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756405
Atoll de Raraka Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 168.88km² 168.00km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756458
Vaikivi Territorial park 2.69km² 0.00km² II Not Reported Designated 1997 555756488
Atoll de Aratika Habitat or Species Management Area 86.15km² 84.94km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756448
Grotte Pare Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756406
Atoll de Toau nord Habitat or Species Management Area 49.77km² 48.76km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756459
Te Faaiti Territorial park 11.55km² 0.00km² II Not Reported Designated 1989 555756489
Atoll de Aratika Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 48.05km² 48.05km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756449
Grotte Pufau Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756407
Atoll de Toau ouest Habitat or Species Management Area 62.58km² 60.53km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756460
Belvedere du Taharaa Protected natural landscape 0.00km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 1952 555756397
Atoll de Fakarava Natural monument 20.73km² 20.31km² III Not Reported Designated 2016 555756450
Grottes de Maraa Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756408
Atoll de Toau est Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 387.90km² 386.63km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756461
Cascade du Vahi Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756398
Atoll de Fakarava Habitat or Species Management Area 336.80km² 336.11km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756451
Lac Vaihiria Protected natural landscape 0.00km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 1952 555756409
Espace maritime de Taiaro Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 2.20km² 2.12km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756478
Cascade Vaipahi Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756399
Atoll de Fakarava Protected natural landscape 126.56km² 122.05km² V Not Reported Designated 2016 555756452
Plateau de Tamanu Protected natural landscape 0.00km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 1952 555756410
Atoll de Niau Wild nature zone 31.97km² 0.00km² Ib Not Reported Designated 2016 555756481
Baie de Hohoi Protected natural landscape 0.52km² 0.12km² V Not Reported Designated 2011 555756416
Cascade Atehiti Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756400
Atoll de Fakarava Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 440.85km² 434.64km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756453
Pointe Hotuarea Protected natural landscape 0.00km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 1952 555756411
Atoll de Niau Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 76.54km² 37.22km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756482
Baie des Vierges (ou de Hanavave) Protected natural landscape 0.47km² 0.24km² V Not Reported Designated 2011 555756417
Grotte Anapiro Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756401
Atoll de Kauehi ouest Habitat or Species Management Area 49.97km² 48.71km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756454
Pointe Venus Protected natural landscape 0.00km² 0.00km² V Not Reported Designated 1952 555756412
Fakarava intracommunal Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 17456.97km² 17416.53km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756483
Motu Tapu Protected natural landscape 0.03km² 0.01km² V Not Reported Designated 1964 555756428
Grotte de Turupo Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756402
Atoll de Kauehi sud Habitat or Species Management Area 37.70km² 37.22km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756455
Source Domingo Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555790791
Temehani Ute Ute Habitat or Species Management Area 1.06km² 0.00km² IV Not Reported Designated 2010 555756484
Pari Protected natural landscape 23.76km² 14.02km² V Not Reported Designated 2011 555756433
Grotte de Vaipoiri Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756403
Atoll de Kauehi Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 257.95km² 249.80km² VI Not Reported Designated 2016 555756456
Motu One Habitat or Species Management Area 0.35km² 0.01km² IV Not Reported Designated 1971 555756486
Tainui Atea Managed Natural Resource Protected Area 4530541.87km² 4517794.17km² VI https://url6.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1tuL71-00000005nir-3T5l&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1742258400%2F1tuL71-00000005nir-3T5l%7Cin6f%7C57e1b682%7C25141507%7C10026187%7C67D8C297A2340386C2D952F5EC0278AD&o=%2Fphte%3A%2Fwtsq%2F.th-5ZltkLUzM2&s=q-uPHPn36P-YquCpwycimCg Designated 2018 555756442
Grotte de Vaitaraa Natural monument 0.00km² 0.00km² III Not Reported Designated 1952 555756404
Atoll de Raraka Habitat or Species Management Area 99.23km² 96.35km² IV Not Reported Designated 2016 555756457
Vaikivi Integral nature reserve 1.40km² 0.00km² Ia Not Reported Designated 1997 555756487
Lagon de Taiaro Integral nature reserve 17.50km² 6.86km² Ia Not Reported Designated 1972 71028
Lagon de Moorea Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 50.00km² 0.00km² Not Reported Management plan is implemented and is available Designated 2008 109029
Ilôt de Sable Natural Reserve 0.01km² 0.01km² IV Not Reported Designated 1971 555547618
Eiao Habitat or Species Management Area 41.07km² 4.07km² IV Not Reported Designated 1971 555547619
Hatutu Habitat or Species Management Area 7.18km² 1.35km² IV Not Reported Designated 1971 555547620
Commune de Fakarava UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 19844.91km² 19670.05km² Not Applicable Not Reported Designated 1977 2068
Scilly (Manuae) et Bellinghausen (Motu One) Integral nature reserve 134.86km² 127.19km² Ia Not Reported Designated 1992 4262
Mohotane Habitat or Species Management Area 14.82km² 0.04km² IV Not Reported Designated 1971 4263
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