Lawachara

142993 WDPA ID
12.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Bangladesh

Attributes

  • Original Name Lawachara
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1996
  • Sublocation BD-38
  • Governance Type Collaborative governance
  • Management Authority Forest Department
  • Management Plan Though the duration of Management plan is expired, still it is following and expansion process for the duration of management plan is going on.
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

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Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Bangladesh Updated: 2024 Bangladesh Forest Department

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citation

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