Awash

652 WDPA ID
590.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Ethiopia

Attributes

  • Original Name Awash
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1969
  • Sublocation ET-OR
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2005
  • Birdlife IBA 2013

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Ethiopia Updated: 2021 Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)

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citation

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