Protected and conserved areas designated as global sites of importance |
|
Global designation |
Number of sites |
UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserves |
5 |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Natural or Mixed) |
4 |
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar sites) |
4 |
Source ((Ramsar, 2019; UNESCO, 2019a, 2019b)
Priority areas for conservation |
|
Designation |
Number of sites |
Alliance for Zero Extinction sites |
13 |
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas |
77 |
Key Biodiversity Areas |
84 |
(AZE Secretariat, 2019; BirdLife International, 2019c, 2019a)