"W" Region

145510 WDPA ID
7280.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Niger

Attributes

  • Original Name Composante Nationale du Niger de la Réserve de Biosphère Transfrontière du W
  • English Designation UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
  • Status Designated
  • 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 Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • GOBI Survey 2006

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB

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citation

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