Petrified Forest

312964 WDPA ID
7.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Egypt

Attributes

  • Original Name محمية الغابة المتحجرة
  • English Designation Strict Nature Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Ia
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1989
  • Sublocation EG-C
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • RAPPAM 2006

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Egypt Updated: 2014 Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Ministry of Environment

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citation

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