Galápagos

187 WDPA ID
7953.4 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Ecuador

Attributes

  • Original Name Galápagos
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1996
  • Sublocation EC-W
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministry of Environment
  • Management Plan View Management Plan
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Ecuador MEE 1999
  • Galapagos MEE 2004
  • MPA MEE Not Reported

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. National System of Protected Areas, Ecuador Updated: 2024 Dirección de Áreas Protegidas y Otras Formas de Conservación, Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica

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citation

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