Kakamega

33450 WDPA ID
197.92 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Kenya

Attributes

  • Original Name Kakamega
  • English Designation Forest Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1933
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Kenya Forest Service
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2005, 2006, 2009

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Forest Reserves of Kenya Updated: 2024 Kenya Forest Service, facilitated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development

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Tana River Delta Ramsar Site

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Msambweni

citation

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