Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

4648 WDPA ID
980.67 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Malawi

Attributes

  • Original Name Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
  • English Designation Wildlife Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1977
  • Sublocation MW-N
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Group (Department of National Parks and Wildlife)
  • Management Plan Available
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2010, 2022
  • RAPPAM 2006

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Malawi-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation Area (Malawi section), and National Parks and Wildlife Reserves of Malawi Updated: 2018 Department of National Parks and Wildlife - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)

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citation

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