Joao Vieira and Poilao Marine National Park

317052 WDPA ID
495.0 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Guinea-Bissau

Attributes

  • Original Name Grupos das ilhas de João Vieira e Poilão
  • English Designation Marine National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2000
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • IMET 2016
  • Marine Tracking Tool 2004
  • METT 2004, 2006, 2010
  • RAPPAM 2009, 2007

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau Updated: 2020 Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas/Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Areas Protegidas (IBAP), Guiné-Bissau

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Joao Vieira and Poilao Marine National Park from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net