Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area

41053 WDPA ID
6485.67 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Guyana

Attributes

  • Original Name Kanashen Amerindian Protected Area
  • English Designation Managed Resource Use Area
  • IUCN Management Category VI
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2007
  • Sublocation GY-UT
  • Governance Type Indigenous peoples
  • Management Authority Kanashen Village Council
  • Management Plan Approved Management Plan 2016-2020
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2017

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Guyana Updated: 2022 Protected Areas Commission (PAC)

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citation

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