Aqaba Marine Reserve

17239 WDPA ID
3.17 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Jordan

Attributes

  • Original Name محمية العقبة البحرية
  • English Designation Marine Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2020
  • Sublocation JO-AQ
  • Governance Type Government-delegated management
  • Management Authority Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)
  • Management Plan Yes
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • WWF MPA World Bank Scorecard 2019

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Jordan Updated: 2024 The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan

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citation

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