Gola Rainforest National Park

555542335 WDPA ID
710.7 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Sierra Leone

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Attributes

  • Original Name Gola Rainforest National Park
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2010
  • Sublocation SL-E
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Food Security
  • Management Plan View Management Plan
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2009
  • Birdlife IBA 2005
  • IMET 2022

Affiliations

Sources (1)

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

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Gola Rainforest National Park from the World Database on Protected Areas, February 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net