Banc d’Arguin

17726 WDPA ID
12000.0 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Mauritania

Attributes

  • Original Name Banc d’Arguin
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 1982
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2001

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Banc d’Arguin from the World Database on Protected Areas, November 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net