Isla del Coco

166740 WDPA ID
996.23 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Costa Rica

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Attributes

  • Original Name Isla del Coco
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 1998
  • Sublocation CR-P
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Management plan is implemented and is available
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • SINAC 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Wildlife Protected Areas, Costa Rica Updated: 2024 Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC), Costa Rica

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Isla del Coco from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net