Mafia Island

81037 WDPA ID
822.0 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location United Republic of Tanzania

Attributes

  • Original Name Mafia Island
  • English Designation Marine Park
  • IUCN Management Category VI
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1995
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Sub-national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Marine Parks and Reserves Unit; with participation from an Advisory Committee (key stakeholder groups) and village councils affected by the MPA
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • IMET 2021

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of Tanzania Updated: 2010 WWF’s Conservation Science Program (CSP), USA

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Mafia Island from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net