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T1 GIS Assessment of the Status of Protected Areas in East Asia
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 
K1 geographic information system
K1 protected area
K1 protected species
K1 data analysis
K1 data on the state of the environment
PB UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
YR 2005
FD 2005
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8766
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8766
NO East Asia is comprised of eight countries and territories: People's Republic of China (China),Hong Kong, Japan, Democratic People's Republic (DPR) of Korea, Republic of Korea,Macau, Mongolia and Taiwan, with a combined land area of 11.8 million km2 . The region constitutes a large and important part of the eastern Palearctic Realm. In 1996 IUCNpublished A Regional Action Plan for Protected Areas in East Asia (IUCN, 1996). The planincluded, in addition to improving the management and legal framework for protected areas, an objective of reaching 10% protected area national or territorial coverage by 2000. In 1996, the protected area coverage of East Asia stood at 5.7%. The plan noted: "there are gaps in the protected area coverage in most, if not all, East Asian countries and territories. However, some countries have much further to go than others in putting into place an effective system. Particular examples include Mongolia and North [DPR] Korea". Nine years later, East Asiahas a total protected area coverage of 1 6%. This review attempts to evaluate this considerablyexpanded protected area system to see if the gaps are now filled or whether additional areasare still needed.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026