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
77k km² of 583k km²
Marine
850 km² of 124k km²
Coverage by realm
Coverage trend 1932–2024
From each site's year of current legal status, available for 94.7% of sites. Sums site areas, so overlapping designations count more than once. The terrestrial curve therefore ends slightly above the 13.2% reported today. Each line is a share of its own realm's area, so the two share an axis but not a denominator.
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?
5.6%
of protected land assessed
46 / 374
sites assessed
0
IUCN Green Listed sites
Assessment methods used
04Governance
Who governs the protected estate?
Share of area by governance type
Federal or national ministry or agency90.5%
324 sites · 73k km²
Not Reported8.3%
39 sites · 6.7k km²
Local communities1.3%
11 sites · 1.0k km²
1.3%governed by Indigenous peoples & local communities11IPLC-governed sites
05Protected areas & OECMs
What makes up the protected estate?
374
protected areas
0
OECMs
16.8%
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 sites358nationally designated
06Designations
What kinds of protected area are they?
Sites by designation
Forest Reserve270
National Reserve29
National Park23
Community Forest Reserve12
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)7
Other33
“Other” covers 8 further designations; the full list is in the table view.
