Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve

365025 WDPA ID
226.01 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location United Arab Emirates

Attributes

  • Original Name محمية دبي الصحراوية
  • English Designation Protected Area
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2001
  • Sublocation AE-DU
  • Governance Type Government-delegated management
  • Management Authority Dubai Municipality
  • Management Plan Existing
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2016

Affiliations

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of United Arab Emirates Updated: 2020 Director, Biodiversity Department, Environment Affair and Nature Conservation Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net