Machalilla

189 WDPA ID

585.0 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Ecuador

Attributes

Original Name Machalilla
English Designation National Park
IUCN Management Category II
Status Designated
Type of Designation National
Status Year 1994
Sublocation EC-M
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
PIP Site Consolidation 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
METT 2009

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

National System of Protected Areas, Ecuador Updated: 2023 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 Machalilla from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net