Popenguine

12263 WDPA ID
10.09 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Senegal

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Attributes

  • Original Name Réserve Naturelle de Popenguine
  • English Designation Nature Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1986
  • Sublocation SN-TH
  • Governance Type Government-delegated management
  • Management Authority Direction des Parcs Nationaux
  • Management Plan Plan de Gestion de la Réserve de Popenguine 2010-2014
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • IMET 2016
  • RAPPAM 2011
  • METT Not Reported

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Parcs Réservés et Aires Marines Protégées du Sénégal Updated: 2021 Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable

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citation

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