Bangweulu

4106 WDPA ID
6667.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Zambia

Attributes

  • Original Name Bangweulu
  • English Designation Game Management Area
  • IUCN Management Category VI
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1971
  • Sublocation ZM-05
  • Governance Type Collaborative governance
  • Management Authority Department of National Parks and Wildlife
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2009, 2012

Affiliations

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Zambia Updated: 2021 Department of National Parks and Wildlife

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citation

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