Environmental Zone

12790 WDPA ID

17.01 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Cayman Islands

Attributes

Original Name Little Sound (Grand Cayman)
English Designation Environmental Zone
IUCN Management Category Ib
Status Designated
Type of Designation National
Status Year 1986
Sublocation
Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
Management Authority Department of Environment, Cayman Islands Government
Management Plan Not Reported
International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

No information available

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

Protected Areas of Cayman Islands Updated: 2016 Department of Environment, Cayman Islands

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citation

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