W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
124385 WDPA ID
17148.31 km² Reported Area
Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Location Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger
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• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Attributes
- Original Name Complexe W-Arly-Pendjari
- English Designation World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
- IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
- Status Inscribed
- Type of Designation International
- Status Year 1996
- Sublocation NE-6
- Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
- Management Authority Direction de la Faune, de la Chasse et des Parcs et Réserves (DFC/PR) et Unité de Gestion de l'Aire Protégée (UGAP)
- Management Plan Management plan is implented and available
- International Criteria (ix)(x)
Management Effectiveness Evaluations
- Enhancing Our Heritage 2009
- WH Outlook Report 2014
Affiliations
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- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
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