Wadi Wurayah

555542723 WDPA ID
224.13 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location United Arab Emirates

Attributes

  • Original Name محمية وادي الوريعة الوطنية
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2009
  • Sublocation AE-FU
  • Governance Type Government-delegated management
  • Management Authority Fujairah Municipality
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vii)(viii)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2016

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of United Arab Emirates Updated: 2024 Director, Biodiversity Department, Environment Affair and Nature Conservation Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

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citation

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