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The indicator shows the share of designated terrestrial protected areas expressed as a share of the total land area. It includes areas protected by other effective area-based conservation measures. The EU and global targets aim for 30% protection.
The share of designated terrestrial protected areas in Kosovo is 11.6 % of the territory in 2022 (see graph). Since 2005, the number of protected areas has substantially increased, .
However, if this trend continues, Kosovo will not reach the European target of 30 % by 2030 for terrestrial protected areas. Kosovo has . .
However, the national programme for the implementation of the stabilisation and association agreement is expected to boost the share of protected areas, and so is the initiation of .
Designating and protecting areas are challenging due to legal, land ownership, environmental, economic and policy issues. While efforts to address these challenges are under way, much work remains to ensure proper designation, protection and support.
References and footnotes
- a bKEPA, Annual report on the state of the environment 2023, Pristina, 2024, accessed 25 June 2025, https://ammk-rks.net/assets/cms/uploads/files/Raport%20vjetor%20për%20gjendjen%20e%20mjedisit%20ANG%20ueb.pdf.
- ↵Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, ‘Strategy and action plan for biodiversity’, Pristina, 2010, accessed 25 June 2025, https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eng-SAPB-2016-2020.pdf.
- ↵Government of Kosovo, National programme for implementation of the stabilisation and association agreement (NPISAA) 2022–2026, 2023, https://integrimievropian.rks-gov.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/3-PKZMSA-2022-2026_ang.pdf.