Upper Wassaw

40859 WDPA ID
136.02 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Ghana

Attributes

  • Original Name Upper Wassaw
  • English Designation Forest Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1925
  • Sublocation GH-WP
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Forest Services Division
  • Management Plan Managament plan process initiated
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

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Affiliations

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Ghana Updated: 2020 The Forestry Commission of Ghana

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citation

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