Omo

2280 WDPA ID

457.4 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Ethiopia

Attributes

Original Name Omo
English Designation National Park
IUCN Management Category II
Status Designated
Type of Designation National
Status Year 1959
Sublocation
Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
Management Authority Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)
Management Plan Not Reported
International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

METT 2006, 2014
Birdlife IBA 1996

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

Protected Areas of Ethiopia Updated: 2021 Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)

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citation

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