Kiang West

2289 WDPA ID
236.21 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Gambia

Attributes

  • Original Name Kiang West National Park
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1987
  • Sublocation GM-L
  • Governance Type Joint governance
  • Management Authority Department of Parks and Wildlife Management
  • Management Plan Yes
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • RAPPAM 2009
  • METT 2010, 2011

Affiliations

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of The Gambia Updated: 2020 Department of Parks and Wildlife Management and National Environment Agency, Banjul, The Gambia

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citation

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