Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA)

555766086 WDPA ID
1.55 km² Reported Area

Type Other effective area-based conservation measures

Location Cook Islands

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Attributes

  • Original Name Ngai Taporoporo o Takitumu
  • English Designation Protected forest
  • IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
  • Status Established
  • Type of Designation Not Applicable
  • Status Year 1996
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Local communities
  • Management Authority Takitumu Conservation Area Co-ordinating Committee
  • Management Plan Takitumu Conservation Area Management Plan 2020-2030
  • International Criteria Not Applicable
  • Supplementary Information https://cookislands-data.sprep.org/dataset/takitumu-conservation-area-oecm-process-recognition
  • Conservation Objectives Primary

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Cook Islands Updated: 2024 National Environment Service (NES) via Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net