Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino

68918 WDPA ID
3696.31 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Mexico

Read an assessment of this site by visiting the IUCN World Heritage Outlook Link

Attributes

  • Original Name Santuario de ballenas de El Vizcaino
  • English Designation World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
  • IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
  • Status Inscribed
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 1993
  • Sublocation MX-BCS
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources through the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria (x)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Ecological Evaluation Score Cards 2008, 2012
  • How is your MPA doing? 2016

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme

Other Protected Areas & OECMs

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Reserva Ecológica Natural en la Cuenca Alta del Río Atoyac-30BIS 32/2006

Reserva Ecológica Natural en la Cuenca Alta del Río Atoyac-30BIS 31/2006

Reserva Ecológica Natural en la Cuenca Alta del Río Atoyac-30BIS 30/2006

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino from the World Database on Protected Areas, November 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net