Río Escalante Chacocente

12658 WDPA ID
296.05 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Nicaragua

Attributes

  • Original Name Río Escalante Chacocente
  • English Designation Wildlife Refuge
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1983
  • Sublocation NI-CA
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministerio del Ambiente y Los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • PROARCA/CAPAS 2000, 2005
  • METT 2008, 2005, 2010

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SINAP) de Nicaragua, Reservas de Biosferas y Sitios RAMSAR Updated: 2020 Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), Nicaragua, Dirección General de Patrimonio Natural y Biodiversidad (DGPNyB)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Río Escalante Chacocente from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net