Poor Knights Islands

1952 WDPA ID
2.87 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location New Zealand

Attributes

  • Original Name Poor Knights Islands
  • English Designation Nature Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Ia
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1975
  • Sublocation NZ-NTL
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Department of Conservation
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

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Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of New Zealand Updated: 2018 Department of Conservation (DOC), Te Papa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand

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citation

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