Sierra Nevada

321 WDPA ID
2764.46 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Attributes

  • Original Name Sierra Nevada
  • English Designation National Park (PN)
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1952
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES)
  • Management Plan Si
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT Not Reported, 2005
  • Venezuela Vision 1991, 2001

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of Venezuela Updated: 2020 Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC); Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES), Venezuela

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citation

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