Progress towards protecting 30% of Land and Seas by 2030 for Eastern and Southern Africa
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National animalAfrican fish eagleHaliaeetus vociferLeast concernIUCN Red List global status - not currently threatened.The African fish eagle flies above the national flag.Photo: Daniel Aufgang · CC BY 3.0
01Coverage
Progress made towards the 30% target by 2030
Terrestrial
310k km² of 751k km²
Coverage by realm
Coverage trend 1934–2009
From each site's year of current legal status, available for 83.1% of sites. Sums site areas, so overlapping designations count more than once. The terrestrial curve therefore ends slightly above the 41.3% 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?
15.6%
of protected land assessed
23 / 640
sites assessed
2
IUCN Green Listed · 1 candidate
Assessment methods used
04Governance
Who governs the protected estate?
Share of area by governance type
Collaborative governance56.0%
36 sites · 178k km²
Not Reported25.8%
586 sites · 82k km²
Federal or national ministry or agency18.2%
18 sites · 58k km²
0.0%governed by Indigenous peoples & local communities0IPLC-governed sites
05Protected areas & OECMs
What makes up the protected estate?
640
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.
1transboundary sites631nationally designated
06Designations
What kinds of protected area are they?
Sites by designation
Forest Reserve555
Game Management Area36
National Park20
Natural Monument16
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)8
Other5
“Other” covers 3 further designations; the full list is in the table view.
