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Regional Overview of Mexico| Table 30. Status of protected areas in Mexico (1989) | |||
| Management category |
Number |
Surface area (km²) |
% of national total |
| National park | 43 | 6890 | 0.35 |
| Biosphere reserve | 9 | 44,739 | 2.27 |
| Special biosphere reserve | 2 | 496 | 0.025 |
| Flora and fauna protected area | 10 | 4864 | 0.25 |
| Protected forest reserve and animal refuge |
1 | 286 | 0.015 |
| Natural monument | 1 | 26 | 0.0001 |
| Total | 66 | 57,301 | 2.9 |
| Source: Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología (SEDUE) 1989. |
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