2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Kiribati

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
International
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
Nooto-North Tarawa Designated 2013 10.33 Not Reported Not Reported 0
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Inscribed 2010 408250.00 Not Applicable WHA Outlook Report 2014
National
Bird Reserve
Cook Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati WS) Designated 1975 22.00 Ia Not Reported 0
Closed Area
Motu Tabu Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati) Designated 1975 0.04 Ia Not Reported 0
Motu Upua Closed Area Designated 1975 0.19 Ia Not Reported 0
Ngaontetaake Islet Closed Area (Kiritimati) Designated 1979 0.26 Ia Not Reported 0
North-west Point Closed Area (Kiritimati) Designated 1975 0.13 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Marine Reserve
Bonriki Island Water Reserve Designated 0 0.00 V Not Reported 0
Multi/Multiple Use Conservation Area
Kiritimati Atoll (Christmas Island) Designated 1999 523.70 Ia Not Reported 0
Protected Area
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Designated 2006 397447.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Wildlife Sanctuary
Malden Island (Closed Area) Designated 1975 39.30 III Birdlife IBA 2007
Starbuck (Closed Area) Designated 1975 162.00 III Not Reported 0
Vostock Island Designated 1979 0.24 III Not Reported 0