Western Area

5179 WDPA ID
176.88 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Sierra Leone

Attributes

  • Original Name Western Area
  • English Designation No or Non - Hunting Forest Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1916
  • Sublocation SL-W
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2005

Affiliations

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Sierra Leone Updated: 2021 Ministry of the Environment

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citation

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