Progress towards protecting 30% of Land and Seas by 2030 for Eastern and Southern Africa
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01Coverage
Progress made towards the 30% target by 2030
Terrestrial
192k km² of 1.13M km²
Coverage by realm
Coverage trend 1959–2023
From each site's year of current legal status, available for 54.7% of sites. Sums site areas, so overlapping designations count more than once. The terrestrial curve therefore ends slightly above the 17.0% reported today.
02Where the sites are
How is the protected estate distributed?
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Circle size ∝ site areaProtected Area (PA)Other Effective Conservation Measure (OECM)
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03Management assessment
Has management effectiveness been assessed?
3.1%
of protected land assessed
19 / 139
sites assessed
0
IUCN Green Listed sites
Assessment methods used
04Governance
Who governs the protected estate?
Share of area by governance type
Sub-national ministry or agency44.8%
59 sites · 115k km²
Federal or national ministry or agency32.6%
19 sites · 84k km²
Not Reported22.6%
61 sites · 58k km²
0.0%governed by Indigenous peoples & local communities0IPLC-governed sites
05Protected areas & OECMs
What makes up the protected estate?
139
protected areas
0
OECMs
13.0%
still to reach 30% on land
Cumulative area designated, by year
Running total of land inside sites whose current legal status dates from that year or earlier, split PA vs OECM.
0transboundary sites135nationally designated
06Designations
What kinds of protected area are they?
Sites by designation
National Forest Priority Area57
Controlled Hunting Area39
National Park24
Sanctuary6
Wildlife Reserve6
Other7
“Other” covers 3 further designations; the full list is in the table view.
