Ranked of 1,000 by conservation value. Both rankings are shown: plant data is being added, and neither is the final word. Lower is higher priority.
| Protected area | Rank without plants | Rank with plants | PACE (pilot) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaima National Park | 9 | 12 | 1.48 | 28,828 km² |
| Sur del Estado Bolívar | 38 | 16 | 1.16 | 49,855 km² |
| Alto Orinoco - Casiquiare | 55 | 6 | 1.64 | 84,592 km² |
| Sipapo | 87 | 25 | 1.57 | 19,831 km² |
| Lago de Maracaibo | 112 | 116 | Not scored | 45,038 km² |
| Yapacana | 206 | 58 | 1.30 | 2,684 km² |
| Imataca | 228 | 87 | 1.87 | 37,253 km² |
| Perijá | 250 | 167 | Not scored | 2,897 km² |
| Macizo Cuao - Sipapo y Cerro Moriche | 257 | 76 | 1.48 | 12,263 km² |
| Serranía La Neblina | 285 | 27 | 1.82 | 12,000 km² |
| Caura | 287 | 51 | 1.15 | 75,626 km² |
| Paríma - Tapirapeco | 291 | 34 | 1.46 | 39,544 km² |
| Dr. Antonio José Uzcátegui Burguera (Sierra de la Culata) | 179 | 314 | Not scored | 2,011 km² |
| Sierra Nevada | 212 | 317 | Not scored | 2,763 km² |
| Zona Sur Lago de Maracaibo | 405 | 362 | Not scored | 8,994 km² |
| Duida - Marahuaca | 408 | 123 | Not scored | 4,079 km² |
| Distritos Obispos, Sosa, Rojas y Bolívar del Estado Barinas, y Guanare y Guanarito del Estado Portuguesa (Guanare - Masparro) | 444 | 399 | Not scored | 9,185 km² |
| Piedemonte Norte Cordillera Andina y Serranía Misoa Trujillo | 476 | 464 | Not scored | 6,486 km² |
Canopy’s country readiness score (C-RISK) has not been published for Venezuela. PACE scores here come from Canopy’s pilot rubric for Latin America; an area marked Not scored has none yet.
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Canopy (2026). Venezuela: protected areas in the Canopy Global 1000. Canopy Conservation, cg1k-22ffffd. Retrieved from https://canopyconservation.com/country/venezuela
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