Gales Point

301911 WDPA ID
36.81 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Belize

Attributes

  • Original Name Gales Point
  • English Designation Wildlife Sanctuary
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1998
  • Sublocation BZ-BZ
  • Governance Type Collaborative governance
  • Management Authority Forest Department/Gales Point Consortuim and Mananagement Committee
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Belize MEE 2006, 2009

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Belize Updated: 2024 National Biodiversity Office

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citation

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