Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba

555558373 WDPA ID
23.38 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location United Arab Emirates

Attributes

  • Original Name محمية أشجار القرم والحفيه
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2013
  • Sublocation AE-SH
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Environment & Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria (ii)(iv)(vi)

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 Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba from the World Database on Protected Areas, November 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net