Iwokrama International Centre

116298 WDPA ID
3716.1 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Guyana

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Attributes

  • Original Name Iwokrama International Centre
  • English Designation Managed Resource Use Area
  • IUCN Management Category VI
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1996
  • Sublocation GY-PT
  • Governance Type Collaborative governance
  • Management Authority Iwokrama International Center for Rainforest Conservation and Development with PAC as oversighting Agency for all PAs in Guyana.
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2019

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Guyana Updated: 2022 Protected Areas Commission (PAC)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Iwokrama International Centre from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net