2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Cook Islands
Information extracted from the July 2018 WDPA release
This list was compiled from data based on the July 2018 version of the WDPA. In addition to protected areas with spatial data in the WDPA, the 2018 version of the UN List includes sites for which no spatial data is available but which have been provided by the relevant country. Management effectiveness information is extracted from GD-PAME. Both databases are updated and released via www.protectedplanet.net on a monthly basis. The depiction and use of boundaries and related data shown on maps are not guaranteed to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
| Designation Type/ Designation in English / Name of Protected Areas |
Status |
Year of designation |
Area (km2) |
IUCN category |
PAME methodology |
Year of PAME assessment |
| National |
| Hunting Reserve |
| Manuae Lagoon Trochus Sanctuary |
Designated |
1991 |
7.40 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Palmerston Lagoon Trochus Sanctuary |
Designated |
1991 |
0.00 |
IV |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Marine Park |
Cook Islands Marine Park
|
Designated |
2017 |
1976000.00 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Marine Sanctuary |
| Tikioki |
Designated |
1998 |
0.40 |
IV |
Not Reported |
0 |
| National Park |
| Suwarrow |
Designated |
1978 |
1.60 |
IV |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Nature Reserve |
| Te Manga Nature Reserve |
Proposed |
0 |
1.00 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Other Area |
| Takitumu |
Designated |
1996 |
1.55 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Takutea |
Designated |
1950 |
1.20 |
II |
Not Reported |
0 |
| ra'ui |
| Aroa |
Designated |
2000 |
0.23 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Aroko/Muri |
Designated |
1998 |
0.87 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Pouara |
Designated |
1998 |
0.05 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Titikaveka |
Designated |
1998 |
0.50 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Ra'ui |
| Maina Lagoon |
Designated |
2000 |
0.02 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Motukitiu Reserve |
Designated |
2000 |
4.07 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Ootu Reserve |
Designated |
1993 |
0.02 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Reserve |
| Kakerori Reserve |
Proposed |
0 |
26.90 |
II |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Maina Reserve |
Designated |
2000 |
0.80 |
VI |
Not Reported |
0 |
