Progress towards protecting 30% of Land and Seas by 2030 for Eastern and Southern Africa
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Explore the 25 countries covered by our region.
National animalOryx (gemsbok)Oryx gazellaLeast concernIUCN Red List global status - not currently threatened.The oryx stands atop the national coat of arms.Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0
01Coverage
Progress made towards the 30% target by 2030
Terrestrial
329k km² of 824k km²
Marine
9.5k km² of 562k km²
Coverage by realm
Coverage trend 1968–2022
From each site's year of current legal status, available for 100% of sites. Sums site areas, so overlapping designations count more than once. The terrestrial curve therefore ends slightly above the 39.9% 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?
16.7%
of protected land assessed
20 / 178
sites assessed
0
IUCN Green Listed · 5 candidates
Assessment methods used
04Governance
Who governs the protected estate?
Share of area by governance type
Local communities52.7%
143 sites · 228k km²
Federal or national ministry or agency39.4%
31 sites · 171k km²
Not Reported7.2%
2 sites · 31k km²
Individual landowners0.7%
2 sites · 2.9k km²
52.7%governed by Indigenous peoples & local communities143IPLC-governed sites
05Protected areas & OECMs
What makes up the protected estate?
178
protected areas
0
OECMs
0.0%
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 sites172nationally designated
06Designations
What kinds of protected area are they?
Sites by designation
Communal Conservancy86
Community Forest38
Fish Protection Area19
National Park19
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)5
Other11
“Other” covers 6 further designations; the full list is in the table view.
