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Explore 7 protected areas in Kiribati — rated across 10 categories

A small sand-and-coral islet within the Kiritimati lagoon gazetted as a closed bird reserve in 1960. Despite its size it holds one of the atoll's most significant seabird breeding colonies and access 

Cook Island

The world's largest coral atoll by land area, designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1975 (first gazetted a bird sanctuary in 1960). It hosts globally important seabird colonies and the endemic Christmas 

Kiritimati

An uninhabited raised coral island designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1975, with a large central hypersaline lagoon and significant breeding colonies of seabirds. Access is restricted and the island h

Malden Island

Kiribati's first Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, designated in 2013, covering mangrove forests and intertidal flats on both the lagoon and ocean sides of North Tarawa. It is co-managed by 

Nooto-North Tarawa

One of the largest marine protected areas on Earth and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 2010), PIPA spans eight coral islands plus submerged reefs and seamounts in the central Pacific, conservi

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

A low, uninhabited coral island in the central Line Islands designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1975. It supports major seabird breeding colonies and is one of five southern Line Islands given a fishin

Starbuck Island

A tiny, near-pristine coral island designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1979, almost entirely covered by a dense Pisonia forest that supports dense colonies of nesting seabirds. Despite its small size i

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